Original scientific paper
On the Monstrance by the Neapolitan Goldsmith Marcantonio Napolitano on the Island of Šipan
Vinicije B. Lupis
; Institut društvenih znanosti "Ivo Pilar", Područni ured Dubrovnik
Abstract
The author discusses the silver monstrance from the parish church of St Stephen (Sv. Stjepan) in Luka Šipanska, a high-quality example of Neapolitan goldsmithery of the Baroque period. On the basis of the imprinted hallmark, the author attributes it to the Neapolitan goldsmith Marcantonio Napolitano, author of the bust of St Nicholas in Bari and silverware for the Cathedral of Acerenza. The proposed dating of the monstrance from Šipan into the last two decades of the 18th century is founded on the familiarity with the master’s oeuvre and the artistic currents in Neapolitan goldsmithery. The monstrance belongs to the distinct subgroup of Neapolitan monstrances featuring a miniature sculpture of two swirling angels holding a burning heart. This type of monstrance was favoured in south Italy and was produced from mid-18th to late 19th century. The Šipan
monstrance is especially valuable, since it belongs to a rare group of attributed monstrances; therefore the identification of its author enables the attribution of other south Italian monstrances, particularly in the Italian region of Apulia.
Keywords
monstrance; Šipan; St Stephen; Marcantonio Napolitano; burning heart
Hrčak ID:
200099
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2012.
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