Michael Maglakeli

Below him is a group of prophets and apostles, while the walls of the monastery are decorated with a christological cycle of scenes from the twelve great feasts (dodecaorton), which are arranged in three rows.

The king is depicted in magnificent royal robes, receiving a blessing from Jesus Christ and a crown from the archangel Gabriel, with two nobles (eristavis) girding her with sword.

According to art historian Antony Eastmond, the depiction of Demetre's coronation is both a celebration of royal power and an emphasis on the role of the local aristocracy.

[3] In the scene of the coronation of King Demetre I, Maglakeli followed older iconographic traditions from the Byzantine Empire, which he supplemented with local elements.

From an artistic and stylistic point of view, Maglakeli continued the intentions of the monumental wall painting of the 11th century – the over-dimensionality and individuality of the composition.