Original scientific paper
ON THE NEWLY RESTORED ĆULINOVIĆ`S "MADONNA AND CHILD ON A THRONE" FROM ŠIBENIK
Kruno Prijatelj
; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Split
Abstract
The article deals with the painting of the » Virgin Mary and Child on a Throne« from the Franciscan monastery of St. Lawrence in Šibenik, which was recently successfully restored by Stanko Alajbeg of the Split National Service Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage. G. Gamulin suggested in 1963-1964 that this tempera on wood belonged ' to the late period in the work of the eminent and distinguished »Schiavone« painter of the Quattrocento, Juraj Čulinović (1433/36-1504) from Skradin. In 1959 the painting was restored to its supposed original appearance and accompanied by a detailed description presenting the principle characteristics of the painting in a new light, particularly emphasising the qualities of the rendering of the face of the Madonna, the fi gure of the baby Jesus and the delicate tonal handling of Mary 's green robe and the blue clouded sky. Following a brief biography of Juraj Čulinović, the author subjects the painting to an indepth comparative analysis, drawing parallels with the artist 's frescoes in Padua completed after his apprenticeship in the workshop of Francesco Squarcione at the time of Donatello's residence in that city. The differences between the works are also mentioned showing the work to be part of the artist's late Šibenik period beginning after one of his shorter visits to Italy when he would have seen the work of Giovanni Bellini from around 1470. The analysis finally confirms that the now »legible« painting does indeed belong to the artist's later career, when his output was considerably diminished and that the painting is, as far as it is known, the only preserved work by this artist in his homeland.
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Hrčak ID:
111062
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Publication date:
10.2.1998.
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