Original scientific paper

SOME WOODEN BAROQUE SCULPTURES AT KORCULA

Alena Fazinić ; Opatska riznica u Korčuli

Abstract

Korčula, the town of stone-cutters, has always been rich in woodcarvings. Few older works in Gothic and Renaissance styles have been preserved, yet a number of wooden Baroque sculptures can be seen in the Cathedral, as well as in the other churches. The most prominent among them is the group of 14 apostles and evangelists (to be seen at St. Peter's), acquired at the end of the eighteenth century by the bishop of the diocese, who believed them to be the works of »a famous author«. The sculptures bear resemblance to the apostles of the Venetian woodcarver Ciabatta (17 c), preserved at Stari Grad on the island of Hvar, and are thus attributed to an unknown Venetian workshop of the period.
The carved Crucifix in the Cathedral is very much alike to the similar works by G. Piazzetta and his pupils, preserved at Stari Grad, Kaštel- Štafilić, and Prčanj. It may have been acquired by Bishop Kosirić, since it was first mentioned in the inventory at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

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Hrčak ID:

165360

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/165360

Publication date:

15.12.1987.

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