Original scientific paper
A Contribution to the Study of Wall Paintings in Brezovica Castle
Mirjana Repanić-Braun
; Institut za povijest umjetnosti
Abstract
The engagement of Croatian nobility in the cosmopolitan European society of the late 18th century was partly due to their military achievements within the Austrian army, and to some extent to the active participation of certain individuals in the Freemasonry scene of the period. Count Ivan Drašković, the former owner of the Brezovica castle who commissioned the wall paintings depicting battle scenes from the Seven Years’ War, was actively involved in both. This fact indicates the context of the author’s consideration of these unique examples of profane painting, hitherto dated 1776. The paper proposes a slightly earlier date of execution of the wall paintings in Brezovica castle: the year 1775 as a terminus ante quem.
Keywords
wall painting; second half of the 18th century; Brezovica Castle; Enlightenment; Counts Drašković; Seven Years’ War
Hrčak ID:
188425
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2011.
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