Italian sculptor Angelo Putti marked both Italy and several Austrian lands (Gorizia, Carniola, Carinthia, Styria), while most of his works survive in present-day Slovenia. His oeuvre has been studied by Italian, Austrian and Slovene art historians; by combining all three aspects the view of the artist becomes global. However, for a complete image, Istrian local aspect is missing: Putti's work for Istria was unknown until recently; his statue of St. Nicholas of 1726 at Pazin is joined here by his statues at Žminj (Calvary, 1728) and works probably done by local stone cutters after his models.
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The article discusses the non-monastic Baroque confraternities in Ljubljana. Most were founded at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, such as the Confraternities of Corpus Christi, St. Dismas, Salvator Mundi, the Holy Trinity, the Holy Cross or St. Philip Neri, and of St. John of Nepomuk. The Confraternity of Our Lady of Sorrows was founded at the Church of St. Florian and the Bona Mors Confraternity in the Church of St. Peter. Evidence on their artistic activities associations is not only provided by archival sources but also by the artistic legacy which is preserved in situ.
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The analysis of visitation records gives an insight into the rules governing the disposition of saintly figures in retables: the central place was accorded to the titular saint, while companion saints are positioned in pairs in such a way that those of higher rank are placed on the more distinguished gospel side, whereas those of lower rank stand on the subordinate epistle side. Such practice of the disposition of saintly figures was not decided upon individually, it was the hierarchical principle established by the Church and consequently applied in the art of the late Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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