Original scientific paper
TWO SILVER GOTHIC CRUCIFIXES FROM THE ISLAND OF KORČULA
Alena Fazinić
; Opatska riznica u Korčuli
Abstract
In the villages Blato and Žrnova on the island Korčula are kept two silver Gothic procession crucifixes showing numerous similarities. The Blato crucifix, called »the priest's cross« belongs to the parish church of All Saints. It is wrought on both sides with a rich ornament of plant scroIls and flowers and the figures of Christ, Our Lady, saints and symbols of the Evangelists. Its style places it into the first half of the 15th century. Its good craftsmanship indicates that it was made by a competent native craftsman in some larger centre. The trnova crucifix belongs to the local religious brotherhood of St. Martin. It has the same shape as the Blato crucifix, but it is rustic, shows stylistic retardation and lack of iconographic precision. Its crafstmanship is high, however, so it can be supposed that it was made in the second half of the 15th century by a local goldsmith, perhaps a native of Korčula, in imitation of the Blato crucifix. Documentation about the origin of these crucifixes is not known to exist.
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Hrčak ID:
165218
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Publication date:
15.12.1986.
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