Vladimir V. Sedov

Institute of Archaeology RAS, Moscow, Russia

E-mail: sedov1960@mail.ru

Keywords: Rus, Vladimir-Suzdal principality, architecture of Rus, the Suzdal Cathedral, windows with colonettes, Romanesque architecture.

The article publishes graphic materials and descriptions of two windows in the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Suzdal. These windows belong to the cathedral built in 1222–1224; one of them located in the southern side apse of the temple did not survive and is known only from the drawing of the middle 19th century, while the other, in the eastern part of the southern facade, is partially preserved. The sides of the windows with external opening were ornamented with colonettes on bases. Similar windows with colonettes are found in the Romanesque style architecture of the 12th century in Italy, France, Spain and Germany. The penetration of this form, known in Russia only in the Suzdal Cathedral, could be associated with the arrival of another group of masters from Italy. These windows fit into the picture of a constant influx of ever new masters into the Vladimir-Suzdal principality in the early 13th century.

DOI: 10.31857/S086960630009210-0