საქართველოს სამეფო ოჯახის სოციალური სტატუსი XI-XVI სს. ფრესკული მხატვრობის მიხედვით

Abstract

Study of social status of Georgian royal family is very important issue as the social context and its proper representation are largely ignored in Georgian historiography. The case of royal family of Bagrationi is too attractive for their significance in Georgian history. The wall paintings are the one of the major sources for researching above stated subject. Several royal monumental paintings are preserved in Georgia, among them are frescoes of following churches: Ateni’s Sioni, Vardzia, Betania, Kintsvisi, Bertubani, Gelati, Alaverdi and etc. The wall paintings show very essential features of social life of royal household, including the social position of female members of royal family (i.e. Queen) or political elevation of female ruler of the country and association with her royal father, husband, and son. Location, symmetry, and extent of frescoes are also very fundamental for understanding the Georgian royal imagery in the Middle Ages. Hence all those issues are partially examined in our research.