Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz.54.1.14
The Pre-Romanesque in Kaštela – the relationship of architecture and sculpture
Tonči Burić
Sažetak
The author analyzes the stylistic evaluation of early medieval sacral
architecture in the Kaštela area and its relationship to the
contemporary sculpture, mostly stone ecclesiastic furnishings,
in the context of the pre-Romanesque style from the 9th to the
11th centuries. On the basis of the analysis of the architectural
forms, it is shown that two groups of churches existed in that
period. One consisted of adapted Early Christian buildings and
the other featured original new pre-Romanesque forms. The first
group was represented at estates of rulers (Bijaći – Sv. Marta/
St. Martha, Sv. Vital/St. Vitalis, Putalj – Sv. Juraj/St. George, and
Sv. Nikola od Raduna /St. Nicholas of Radun) and was created in
the 9th century in the final phase of Christianization, while the
other was represented by yet another renovation of these same
churches (St. Martha, St. Nicholas), along with the only originally
pre-Romanesque church in Kaštela (St. George of Radun), which
was erected by an unknown clan/family unit at the every end
of the pre-Romanesque epoch, anticipating individual Early Romanesque
elements. The churches on the rulers’ estates were all
without exception outfitted with pre-Romanesque stone furnishings,
in contrast to St. George of Radun, which had no sculpture
– either architectural or ecclesiastic furnishings in the interior. On
the basis of the cited examples, reference is made to the social
position and role of the donators of these churches
Ključne riječi
Kaštela, pre-Romanesque, architecture, sculpture, Bijaći, Putalj, Radun
Hrčak ID:
266425
URI
Datum izdavanja:
6.12.2021.
Posjeta: 1.512 *