Art and Political Ideology in the State of Epiros during the Reign of Theodore Doukas (r. 1215-1230)

Abstract

The paper sets out to reconstruct the political context of art-making in the State of Epiros under its second ruler Theodore Komnenos Doukas (r. 1215-1230), paying particular attention to two aspects: first, the ways in which art reflected and articulated political ideology; and second, the role played by works of art in the formation of a Byzantine imperial identity in exile.

Keywords

• Epiros, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, art, political ideology, Constantinople, Arta, Thessalonike, Beroia