Žiča
Žiča’s founders, Saint Sava and Stefan the First-Crowned, intended the monastery as a centre of the independent Serbian church and a coronation place for future kings. Its icon-painting workshop was founded in 1978, during the episcopate of Bishop Stefan.
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Žiča’s founders, Saint Sava and Stefan the First-Crowned, intended the monastery as a centre of the independent Serbian church and a coronation place for future kings. Its icon-painting workshop was founded in 1978, during the episcopate of Bishop Stefan.
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Editorial reading
Editorial interpretation: The relationship between institutional origins and later artistic activity offers a way to read different periods. Considering the icon workshop alongside its founding role connects a historic religious centre with continuing cultural work.
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