Naslov
Afirmatio-elevatio-aemulatio: The Bell Tower of Split Cathedral

Autori
Marković, Predrag ; Tomas, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
29th Annual International Scientific Symposium of the International Research Center for Late Antiquity and Middle Ages, University of Zagreb: Medieval Renaissances and their Antecedents / Jurković, Miljenko - Zagreb : Sveučilište u Zagrebu ; Međunarodni istraživački centar za kasnu antiku i srednji vijek (MICKAS), 2022, 29-29

Skup
29th Irclama Colloquium

Mjesto i datum
Poreč, Hrvatska, 29.09.2022. - 02.10.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Bell-Tower. Split Cathedral, Architecture, Middle Ages

Sažetak
Among many definitions of Renaissance, the one that is most prevalent interprets this phenomenon as a meaningful and active dialogue with Roman heritage, which is recognized as a system of values worthy of rediscovery and, if possible, surpassing. One of rare, if not the only monument of medieval Dalmatia that meets these criteria is the bell tower of Split Cathedral. Built at the entrance to cathedral, in the place of a former prostasis of Diocletian’s mausoleum and leaning on the colonnades of Peristyle, it not only uses vocabulary and structure of those ancient edifices to engage in dialogue with them, but also pays tribute to them through its verticality. Hence, by creating until then non-existent “third dimension” of the monumental imperial Peristyle, builders of the bell tower strived to surpass the existing structures and to prove themselves as worthy and true successors of ancient architects. Through such an active and mindful communication with the surrounding space, as well as through its creative enhancement, the bell tower of Split Cathedral respects inherited antique values and, most importantly, acknowledges them after half a millennium as part of its new identity. Therefore, this exceptional architectural work, built in the period between the middle of the 13th and the middle of the 16th century, not only embodies the tight bond that symbolically connects late antiquity with the medieval and early modern period, but also stands as the only real protoRenaissance monument on the Eastern Adriatic coast. Even though the bell tower of Split Cathedral, along with the two centuries younger Šibenik Cathedral, is long since recognized as the most original monument of the architectural heritage in the Eastern Adriatic, with several studies on it already published, its complete and thorough valorisation was hindered by the not-quite-consistent restoration done at the end of the 19th century. Nevertheless, we find that some of its unique characteristics, primarily related to its architectural structure and sculptural decoration, are still insufficiently researched and thus we will address them in this paper.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arhitektura i urbanizam, Povijest umjetnosti

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