Wall painting (detail) Decani monastery, 1340. Part of a larger composition of praising the Virgin, with his father King Dusan and mother Queen Jelena. "The Nemanjic family tree", wall painting (detail) Decani monastery, ca. 1345. The only other living member of the family tree at the time of its artistic creation, a near-teenage Prince Uros turns his head with almost timid respect toward his mighty father Dusan. Apart from the first two dynasty generations whos faces have been vandalized by the Ottomans, most other members portrayed appear with a differentiated expressiveness in their eyes. Wall painting (detail) St. Nicholas monastery, Psaca near Kriva Palanka, 1365-71. This representation of Uros as a tall and handsome young man confirms the description his contemporaries left us - unfortunately, they also questioned his ability to effectively rule the land. Author: Radmilo Bozinovic rasha@serbianunity.net