Professional paper
RESTORATION OF THE CRUCIFIX FROM THE CATHEDRAL OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AT SENJ
SENA KULENOVIĆ
Abstract
By taking into consideration the characteristics of style and artistic phenomena of the crucifix, exibited today at the Cathedral of Blessed Virgin Mary at Senj. the author opens number
various questions. Namely, the author is of the opinion that the history of the crucifix has been very closely linked to the history of St. Juraj Chapel, which was located along the Cathedral's right side aisle respectively on the area between the Cathedral and native house of the poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević. The crucifix was transported from the Chapel to the Cathedral in 1854 and from that time on it was much easier to follow various interventions that were taken on the sculpture. After analysing in details various problems linked to the crucifix, the author comes to a conclusion that the value of crucifix was never so far properly estimated due to the unprofessional interventions which used to be taken on it. In fact, the sculpture revealed its real face only after the complete intervention on its conservation and restoration.
Keywords
RESTORATION; CRUCIFIX; CATHEDRAL OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY; SENJ
Hrčak ID:
71303
URI
Publication date:
27.12.2002.
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