Keywords : Mount Athos, Nikephoros Phokas, Stefan Uroš II Milutin, Gerasim (Radonja), Antonije Bagaš, Manuel Kantakouzenos Palaiologos, Thomas Preljubović, John VI Kantakouzenos
Summary
This paper deals with objects kept in Athonite sacristies, discussing an aspect of art patronage of selected Byzantine luxury items on Mount Athos between the 10th and the 15th century. An array of topics will be discussed, such as the provenance of the presented objects, the identification of their patrons (in case that they are not mentioned in the inscriptions), the motivation behind donations in specific historic circumstances and, finally, the patterns of patronage and endowments, using data obtained by art-historical analysis, information from archival sources and dedicatory inscriptions.
