Open AccessDie macht des historiographen - Andronikos (I.) Komnenos und sein bild
Author(s) -
Michael Grünbart
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta/zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0917
pISSN - 0584-9888
DOI - 10.2298/zrvi1148077g
Subject(s) - emperor , art , sequence (biology) , art history , ancient history , history , genetics , biology
In the church of the Forty Martyrs at Constantinople Andronikos Komnenos (emperor 1183-1185) was depicted. The image led to various interpretations, but the historical sequence (based on Nicetas Choniates) and a passage written by Nicolas Mesarites offer another solution: Alexios II. was crowned by Andronikos, who performed as protector of the young emperor