Wall painting (detail) Ravanica church, mid-1380s. Subtle sensibility characterizes this rendition of young Stefan, shown here in a family setting on an important fresco in his father's main endowment. The headband with precious stones he and his brother wear is to underscore their noble roots. Wall painting (detail) Manasija monastery, 1406-1418. In his main endowment, Despot Stefan is depicted as a donor, with an unfolded scroll listing the main privileges granted to the monastery - incidentally, one which was a key center of learning and knowledge dissemination of its time. Author: Radmilo Bozinovic rasha@serbianunity.net