Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.17018/portal.2025.20
Wooden Furnishings of the Zagreb Cathedral
Tijana-Annar Trputec Strčić
orcid.org/0009-0008-0884-6947
; Hrvatski restauratorski zavod, Odjel za namještaj i drvene konstrukcije
Sažetak
The historical overview of the wooden inventory of the Zagreb cathedral shows changes in the styles of furnishing of this sacred space. Four choir stalls, carved and inlaid – two larger ones with elaborate cornices and cabinets, and two smaller ones crafted in the style of the Italian Renaissance – are the only preserved items from the Renaissance period of the cathedral. Only seven inlaid twosection cabinets in the sacristy remain from the Baroque period, partially preserved in their original form. They are of simple design, featuring intriguingly-conceived surfaces that combine various types of veneer with inlaid ornaments, including ribbon-like Bandelwerk motifs, eight-pointed stars, and rocaille. Apart from the glazed, inlaid display cabinets in the Cathedral Treasury, commissioned in 1871 by curator Đuro Križanić, the remaining wooden furnishings of the church were made in the last quarter of the 19th century, during Bollé’s renovation. These pieces were based on Bollé’s designs and crafted by students and teachers of the Royal Craft School in Zagreb. Master carpenters Miroslav Häcker, Ivan Budicki and Josip Šeremet, who also ran private carpentry workshops and exhibited at many international exhibitions, played a major role. Collaborating with Bollé, they furnished numerous public and ecclesiastical spaces in Zagreb and Croatia. The wooden furnishings for the cathedral were made of oak in a neo-Gothic style featuring motifs such as pointed arches, pinnacles, draped fabrics, rosettes, vines and vegetal decorations. Ivan Budicki created the stalls in the sanctuary niches, while he and Josip Šeremet crafted new stalls for prebendaries and canons in the sanctuary. The benches for worshippers in the nave and the sacristy chapel were made by Josip Šeremet. Seats with kneelers for the Čazma Chapter, six confessionals (crafted by Miroslav Häcker and Ivan Budicki), and two two-section cabinets for the sacristy chapel (by Ivan Budicki) were also produced. All the doors and most of the windows in the cathedral were replaced with neo-Gothic windows featuring Butzenglas glazing. Windbreaks were installed at the entrances to the side aisles and the sacristy. Josip Oblak created two side windbreaks and doors for the north and south entrances, while Miroslav Häcker crafted the multi-section entrance doors in the main vestibule.
Wooden furnishings of the cathedral, which remained in continuous use, underwent interventions during the 20th century, as in previous periods. The Mesarić carpentry workshop, operated by Stjepan and Damir Mesarić at Kaptol 24, produced and maintained all the carpentry for the Zagreb cathedral including benches, altars, confessionals, sacristy cabinets, treasury display cases, and cabinets. After the 2020 Zagreb earthquake, the inventory was documented and catalogued, and disinfection and preventive conservation measures were carried out on items that remained in situ during the structural renovation of the cathedral.
Ključne riječi
Zagreb; cathedral; Herman Bollé; wooden furnishings; master carpenters; benches; historicism; furniture; oak
Hrčak ID:
342762
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2025.
Posjeta: 342 *