David Selenica
David Selenica (Albanian pronunciation: Post-Byzantine period in the seventeenth century. He is regarded as one of the most prominent figures of medieval Albanian art besides Onufri and Kostandin Shpataraku.[1]
Selenicasi, also known as David of Selenica was born in the late 17th century in Selenicë, a village in the region of Kolonjë.[2] He died in the mid-18th century near Korçë.
Works
In 1715 he painted
Blessed Virgin Mary in Thessaloniki.[4]
Technique
In contrast to other painters of his era, Selenica uses bright colours in his paintings and icons.Venetian school of art.[4]
Legacy
David Selenicasi's work influenced many of his contemporaries like
Kostandin and Athanas Zografi and works of the early 19th century. He is regarded as the founder of a distinct national school of painters based in Korçë.[2]
His works are exhibited in the
National Museum of Medieval Art of Korçë.[5] Other works of David Selenicasi are found in several monasteries of Mount Athos.[6]
In Moscopole seven of his murals have been preserved.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Selenica.
References
- ^ "KONFERENCA E DYTË E STUDIMEVE ALBANOLOGJIKE" (PDF). albanianorthodox.com (in Albanian). Tirana. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ a b c d Popa, Theofan (1961). Piktorët mesjetarë Shqiptarë (in Albanian). Ministry of Education and Culture. pp. 63–5.
- ^ Studia Albanica. Studia Albanica. Vol. 37. University of Michigan, Academy of Sciences of Albania. 2004. p. 65.
- ^ ISBN 88-435-8291-7.
- ^ "National Museum of Medieval Art of Korçë". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ISBN 978-3-89794-125-0.
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