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.
