Naslov
Mural paintings of St. Fosca near Peroj and their specific position in the context of European Romanesque

Autori
Maraković, Nikolina

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

Skup
Rural Churches in Transformation and the Creation of Medieval Landscape

Mjesto i datum
Motovun, Hrvatska, 07.06.2007. - 10.06.2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Romanesque; painting; Istria; St. Fosca; Peroj

Sažetak
The pilgrimage church of St. Fosca near the village of Batvači (near Peroj) in southern Istria, preserves one of the most interesting Romanesque mural paintings in Croatia. Traditional architectural conception of the church was enriched by paintings which, as Branko Fučić noticed years ago, recall famous examples of &laquo ; Benedictine art&raquo ; of the western world. The paintings have been a subject of academic interest for almost a century, but they still provide possibility for further exploration and interpretation. They will be analysed here from two points: the iconography, which, as it will be shown, presents a rather original variant of the theme of Ascension ; and style, which will be discussed in the context of the phenomenon of &laquo ; Romanesque Benedictine art&raquo ; . Put in a wider context of European painting, the decoration of St. Fosca proves to be an original creation, which however finds its specific place in the western Romanesque art, and possibly even raises the issue of models, their dissemination and their creative reinterpretation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Religijske znanosti (interdisciplinarno polje)

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