Zdravko Gagović

MONTENEGRIN ICONOSTASIS

and their masters

-ARTWORK -

Cetinje, 2007.

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1.Presentation of aspects of three altars of basilica in Martinicka Gradina, 9thcentury AD

2.Martinicka Gradina, fragment of parapet plaque of the stone iconostasis

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3. Parapet plaque – a part of the altar partition of stone icinistasis from Sv.Stjepan's church

in Sušćepan

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4. Parapet plaque – a part of altar partition of the stone iconostasis from Prevlaka

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5. Parapet plaques – parts of the altar partition of the stone iconostasis from St. Toma's churc

in Kuti, Herceg Novi

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6. Ideal reconstruction of the stone iconostasis from St. Peter's in Bijelo Polje

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7. The reconstruction of the original appearance of parapet plaque – a part of the altar

partition of the stone iconostasis from Notre Dame churc of Crnojevića monastery

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8. The iconostasis in the "monastery" above Šćepan polje

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9. The iconostasis of the monastery Morača

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10. Detail of icon - Apostle Michael and angel miracles

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11. Deisis,a detail of woodcarving and gilded iconostasis of the monastery Morača

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12. The iconostasis of the monastery Piva

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13. Piva's iconostasis- icon of. George

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14. Detail of woodcarving and gilded iconostasis of the monastery Piva

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15. The iconostasis of the Church of St.. Nicholas in Podvrh

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16. Deisis,a detail of woodcarving and gilded iconostasis from St. Nicola's in Podvrh

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17. The iconostasis of the monastery Dubočica

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17. Icons above Holy Doors, from iconostasis of the church St. Nicholas in Podvrh and

Dubočica

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19. Cross with the Crucifixion from the iconostasis of small church in Savina

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20. Cross with the Crucifixion from the iconostasis of church St. Nicola's in Gradište

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21. The Royal Doors of the small church in Savina

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22. The iconostasis of the church of Sv. Nicholas in Nikoljac

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23. The iconostasis of great church in Savina

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24. The Royal Doors of the iconostasis of great church in Savina

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25. The iconostasis of the church of St. Trinity – Pljevlja

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26. The iconostasis of the Vlach church– Cetinje

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27. The iconostasis of the monastery Donji Brčeli

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28. The iconostasis of the Court Church - Ćipur

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29. The Royal Doors of the iconostasis in the St.. Basil of Ostrog church– Niksic

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30. The iconostasis of the Church of St.. Trinity – Budva

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31. The iconostasis of the monastery Praskvica

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Zdravko Gagović, painter-conservator (Sarajevo, 1948). Fine Arts is a graduate of

the Teaching Academy in Niksić. He specialized in the conservation and restoration

of easel and mural painting at the Istituto Centrale del Restauro in Rome. In 1971.

he worked in the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Cetinje.

Participated, do projects or directed conservation and restoration works on almost

all fresco-decorations, iconostasis and numerous icons and canvass around

Montenegro.

He participated to several Yugoslav and international professional symposia.

He worked on TV series "The Golden Age of Montenegrin iconostasis."

He has received numerous awards in the field of cultural heritage protection: the

Charter of the Union of the conservator of Yugoslavia - Belgrade 1975th god;

Plaques with a degree Federation of Associations of conservationists Yugoslavia -

Ohrid in 1985. year; awards Milorad Medić - Association conservators, restorers

and art lovers Reantika-Belgrade 2005th and the other.

He is a member of ULUCG in 1982. year. He has participated in numerous solo and

joint izložbamau home and abroad. He received the award for the painting "Lubarda

Milunovic Stijović" for 2003.

He won the second prize at the First International Biennial of small icons - Sveti

Stefan 2003rd