%0 Journal Article %T The depiction of the Vision of Saint Peter of Alexandria in the sanctuary of Byzantine churches %A Koukiaris Silas %A Archimandrite %J Zograf %D 2011 %I Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade %R 10.2298/zog1135063k %X The article deals with the factors that have influenced the frequent depicting of the ¡®Vision of St. Peter of Alexandria¡¯ in the sanctuaries of Byzantine churches from the beginning of the thirteenth century. It also discusses the theological messages of this scene. The preserved examples of the ¡®Vision¡¯ from the thirteenth century have been inventoried and described, after which the iconographic characteristics of depictions from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries have been given. The examples from the sanctuaries of post-Byzantine churches have also been added to the catalogue of scenes. %K Vision of St. Peter of Alexandria %K Byzantine painting %K iconographic program of the sanctuary %U http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2011/0350-13611135063K.pdf