Ars Adriatica, No. 7, 2017.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15291/ars.1379
Wall Paintings in the Southern Apse of St Chrysogonus’ Church: Proposal for an Attribution to Giovanni di Pietro from Milan
Emil Hilje
; Department of Art History, University of Zadar
Abstract
Remnants of the late Gothic wall paintings in the southern lateral apse of St Chrysogonus’ church in Zadar are badly damaged, which makes it very difficult to link them to renowned artists or opuses. However, since they can be approximately dated to the second quarter of the 15th century, the number of possible candidates is significantly reduced to only a few painters who are known to have been active in Zadar at the time. In that context, certain visual correspondences to the works of Giovanni di Pietro from Milan (the “Ugljan Polyptych” at St Francis’ monastery in Zadar, frescoes in the chapel of St Doimo in the cathedral of Split, a polyptych at the State Hermitage Museum in Sankt Petersburg), as well as the use of some typical elements, indicate this painter as the possible author of these fragments.
Keywords
wall paintings; 15th century; Zadar; Giovanni di Pietro from Milan
Hrčak ID:
191198
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Publication date:
20.12.2017.
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