Kaloyan and Desislava

Not to be confused with Kaloyan of Bulgaria.
For the 14th-century princess, see Desislava of Bulgaria.
Kaloyan and Desislava
Sebastocrators of Sredets (Sofia)
Reign13th century
Issuesee below
HouseAsen

Kaloyan (Bulgarian: Калоян; Old Bulgarian: КАЛѠѢНЪ, Kalōjěnŭ) and Desislava (Bulgarian: Десислава; Old Bulgarian: ДЕСИСЛАВА, Desislava) were 13th-century Bulgarian nobles, sebastocrators of Sredets (Sofia) and the surrounding region during the Asen dynasty of the Second Bulgarian Empire. They are credited as main donors and patrons of the Boyana Church. Their portraits, created in 1259 by the painters of Tarnovo Artistic School in Boyana Church are considered by many leading experts as the first Renaissance images in European art[1][2] Many art historians defined these frescoes as one of the most remarkable works of the Palaeologan Renaissance.[3]

  1. ^ Мавродинов, Никола (1973). Боянската църква и нейните стенописи (in Bulgarian). София: Народна просвета.
  2. ^ Ecker, Gerhard (1984). Bulgarien. Kunstdenkmäler aus vier Jahrtausenden von den Thrakern bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Köln: DuMont Buchverlag.
  3. ^ Bakalov, Georgi (2011). Middle ages and the modern times, p. 143 (in Bulgarian). Sofia University "St Kliment Ohridski". ISBN 978-954-07-2935-0.