After the completion of the new pilgrimage church in Dobrova (1711– 1716), the confraternity of the Assumption of the Immaculate Virgin that in the old church had held an own side altar obtained the seat on the high altar. Plans for the altar had already been made before the building was constructed but were only carried out between 1726 and 1733. The altar, composed of a marble pedestal made in 1726 by Lucas Mislej and four big statues of the Doctors of the Church made by the sculptor Heinrich Michael Löhr (finished 1728) was a half-size copy of Cathedra Petri, the altar made 1657–1666 by Gianlorenzo Bernini for the apse of St Peter’s in Rome. The Dobrova altar, made mainly after the illustration in Filippo Bonanni’s book Numismata Summorum Pontificum (1696), was the most ambitious and exceptional Baroque altar in Carniola and probably the only copy of Bernini’s masterpiece in Europe.
COBISS.SI-ID: 39559981
The article discusses the major Marian confraternities which were established under the auspices of mendicant orders, i.e. Dominicans, Carmelites, Servites and Augustinian monks, and functioned under their protection. It comprises selected case studies (mostly from Carniola), within which the different Marian types, such as Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Carmel, Our Lady of Sorrows and Our Lady of the Consolation), and their regional caracteristics and iconographic features are analysed.
COBISS.SI-ID: 40980781
In Slovenian Styria, pre-Josephian confraternities represented an important means through which believers became involved in religious, charitable, economic, and artistic affairs of the time. They were religious institutions of the then civil society. For the most part, such confraternities were not exclusive in regard to social strata and included members of both genders coming from all layers of society. Spiritually, they shaped an individual, provided him with spiritual support in his everyday life, and ensured his blissful eternity. They also contributed to the spiritual pulse of the parishes. Their purpose, goals, and activities were set down in statutes, regulations, and various papal documents. Although predominantly focused on spirituality, their efforts in matters of economy were still considerable. In fact, confraternities were a mix of material and spiritual, clever managing of business providing them with ž enough financial means for their spiritual and charitable missions.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1785973
The article is an overview of the existing mentions of Marian confraternities up to 1500 in several known archival sources and various studies. Based on various data, it clarifies in which churches in the medieval territory of present-day Slovenia confraternities are mentioned. The author reflects upon the activities of medieval confraternities in art and offers several hypotheses on their artistic legacy.
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The Scapular confraternity of Our Lady of Carmel in the parish church of St George in Piran was established on 15 May 1614. On 4 May 1614 the contract for a new classicist stone altar of Our Lady of Carmel was signed with the stonecutter Bonfanto Torre. The altarpiece of the Virgin Mary handing over the scapular to St. Simon Stock was commissioned in Venice from Domenico Tintoretto (1560–1635) in 1624 and modelled on the picture by Pace Pace for the Venetian church of Carmelites. The upper part of the altar is adorned with two sitting stucco angels facing the depiction of the Scapular Virgin of Carmel with angels immediately below the baldachin, while the sides of the pediment are adorned by Sts Cosmas and Damian. This sculptural decoration was until now thought to be from the same time as the altar itself; due to the lower quality of execution it was attributed to the workshop of Bonfanto Torre. Newly archival information confirms that it was commissioned in 1753 from Zadar stucco maker Giuseppe Monteventi.
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