In a resounding lecture at a scientific symposium about the church of the German Teutonic Order in Ljubljana, the author revealed a previously completely unnoticed role of Berthold of Andechs, Agnes of Andechs and her husband, also the commissioner of the church, Ulrich III of Spanheim in designing the layout of the medieval church of the Teutonic Knights. Research conducted within the project showed that the church was built in the form of a cross as early as in the 13th century and, therefore, that it was modelled after the eastern ending of the most important church of the Teutonic Order in the empire. The latter was built in German Marburg in honor of St. Elisabeth of Hungary. The author found this connection through a complex analysis of the background of the commission. The builder of the Ljubljana church was the Duke of Carinthia, Ulrich III of Spanheim, who was married to Agnes of Andechs, the cousin of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, during the construction. The uncle of Agnes of Andechs was the patriarch of Aquileia, Berthold of Andechs, who, after the canonization of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, became one of the most active disseminators of her growing cult. Right before the middle of the 13th century, he frequently met with his niece Agnes and was involved in her life. On the other hand, even before his marriage, Ulrich III encountered the intensive cult and worshipping of St. Elisabeth at the court in Prague, where he grew up.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 39206189The exhibition in the castle of Slovenska Bistrica was dedicated to religious commissions of the most important commissioner of Baroque frescos in Lower Styria, Ignaz Maria Count of Attems (1652–1732). It presented him as a commissioner of the reconstruction works in castle chapels and of their furnishings, as well as the commissioner of frescos in church interiors. The main themes with which he visualized his devotions and importantly represented himself and his family were the Veneration of the Holy Cross, the Virgin Mary and St. Dismas. The exhibition also presented the reasons for Attems' selection.
F.28 Organising an exhibition
COBISS.SI-ID: 3765102In an important lecture at the University Olomouc several frescos in selected churches were presented; what they had in common was an extremely important influence of profane individuals on selecting the painters and the iconographic subject matter. The research of the background of the commissions and the iconographic motives of the selected artistic monuments in Prekmurje revealed that different styles can be discerned, however, these were, to a large extent, the result of the demands, expectations and ambitions of local commissioners. Soon after 1365, the Széchi family brought some master who was a member of the so-called Gömör painting school to Murska Sobota to paint the Gothicized parish church. They were also involved in other art commissions, such as in the church in Velemér, Nedela pri Gornjih Petrovcih, Gornja Lendava (Grad) and Sv. Jurij. The other noble family, the landowners of the Hahold-Bánfi family, used their influence in the iconographic program in the wall painting of St. Ladislaus' legend in the old parish church in Turnišče, thus, in a topic that belonged to the Hungarian court cultural circle. On the one hand, the analysis of wall paintings in Cerkvenjak, Selo, Oberschützen, Sopronbánfalvi and elsewhere revealed a connection to painters from the so-called ducal workshop, as well as to workshops that were active in Šenkovec, Sazdice and Waidhofen in Lower Austria, while on the other hand, it showed that the influence for the iconography and the selection of masters had to come from the circles close to the courts of the Luxembourg and Anjou dynasties. Aristocratic commissioners had crucial role in this, who looked for skilled masters and workshops for representative commissions and with that, established new spiritual relations between the center and the country. In the scope of the researched geographical area, important commissioners were also the families of Lackfi, Ossl, Bebeki, Kanizsai, Garai etc.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 21485320The workshop talk presented the researcher's newest findings on the role of sacred subject matter in painting of socialist Yugoslavia, bringing attention to her study of depictions of the (supra)national personification of Yugoslavia focused on Slavko Pengov' fresco in the ceremonial hall of president Josip Broz – Tito's residence in Bled. This version of the personification, depicted as part of the allegory of the new, socialist state brings together elements of established (socialist) political iconography and aspects of the older depictions of Saint Christopher, popular in Christian iconography. The presentation focused on positioning and analysing the image within the broader context of comparable national personifications and attempted to delineate possible directions for future research of the topic.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 38953005The monograph about the Goedel-Lannoy Palace in Maribor was published in the collection of pocket books that are meant for wider public. In this book, the owner’s history, architecture and furnishings of the palace are presented comprehensively for the first time. Through centuries, profane and religious owners changed the palace in accordance with their spatial needs, financial abilities and artistic knowledge. Important parts of the building were constructed between 1760 and 1762, when the complex was owned by the Celestines. In the monograph the intentions of their most important donor, Maria Theresa Friess, née Reffinger, were presented, as well as her unsuccessful fight for the return of the means donated by a religious fund after the dissolution of the monastery. Reconstructions into a district office, factory, and the construction of a civic town palace in the 19th centuries are presented based on documents, plans and artistic depictions. In the late 19th century, the buildings were bought by Herman Baron Goedel-Lannoy, who rebuilt them and decorated them with expensive furniture and paintings. The palace was one of the most eminent buildings in Maribor, especially important were the frescos by Francesco and Felice Barazzutti in the Great Hall and in other rooms, which showed historical scenes as well as the former residents of the building, real and imaginary, the Celestines and the knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
F.29 Contribution to the development of national cultural identity
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