MonasterySS 0111
Dobrun Monastery
Dobrun, Višegrad, Republika Srpska · Bosnia and Herzegovina
A nobleman’s endowment from the time of Emperor Dušan in the gorge of the Rzav, twelve kilometres from Višegrad. According to a former inscription above the entrance, the nave was built by Župan Pribil in 1343, and the narthex was added and painted by his son Župan Petar, in monastic life Jovan. Among the surviving frescoes the best known are the portrait of Emperor Dušan with Empress Jelena and their son Uroš, and the founders’ composition of Pribil with his sons. The monastery now also houses the Museum of the First Serbian Uprising and the Museum of the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IPatronageFounded by Serbian rulers, nobles, the Serbian Church or benefactors.
- IIICreativityThe work of Serbian builders, painters and sculptors or of a school of Serbian art.
