Noah and Lot in the frescoes beside the Dečani iconostasis

Abstract

On the inner sides of the pillars between the naos and sanctuary in the Dečani church, the Old Testament personages Noah and Lot are shown facing each other, as a pair. The paired representations of the two Old Testament figures beside the iconostasis at Dečani should be explained in the context of the sanctuary’s painted program, executed ca. 1343 and formulated to highlight the new spot for the relics of Stefan of Dečani, the founder of the church.

Keywords

• noah
• lot
• iconography
• wall paintings
• fourteenth century
• serbia
• dečani monastery
• st. stefan of dečani