Review article
https://doi.org/10.21857/9e31lhnz4m
CHURCH OF ST. FLORIAN IN VARAŽDIN. RESULTS OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF WORKS (1992 – 2017)
Danuta Misiuda
; Hrvatski restauratorski zavod
Teodora Kučinac
orcid.org/0000-0003-0604-8593
; Hrvatski restauratorski zavod
Abstract
Church of St. Florijan is located on a narrow raised plateau, at the northern
edge of the Old Town of Varaždin, along the old Roman road from Ptuj to Osijek.
The approach of the church is emphasized by two pillars with angel sculptures.
The main facade captures the city space by convex line. The harmonious, singlenave
church with a slightly narrower polygonal sanctuary contains a valuable,
completely preserved inventory from the Baroque era. The facade and the interior
are emphasized by stone carvings, sculptural, stucco, painting and joinery
details, carefully executed and of high quality, that testify of the high level of
artistic craftsmanship in Varaždin in the 18th century.
The program for the protection and preservation of this cultural monument,
organized and managed by the Croatian Conservation Institute, included
the archival, conservation-restoration and archaeological research, the project
and the presentation proposal, the subsequent conservation of the construction
and of the inventory as well as the conservation-restoration works on the
facades and in the interior; on wall paintings, stucco, stone, metal and wooden
inventory. The facade was researched in 1992 and restored in 1995, while the interior
was researched in 1997, and the extensive conservation works took place
between 2001 and 2017. Two major architectural phases were established on
the facades: the first, from the mid 18th century, when the chapel was externally
plastered and the second phase, which has been restored, from the time
when the belfry was built after the fire in 1776. In the well-preserved interior,
two complete phases of decoration were established, the first one from 1738 to
1745 and the second from 1870. The restored equipment and painted decoration
from the first phase were presented, while, to our regret, the altars and
the pulpit which, together with the paintings, contributed to the particular harmony
of the interior, have remained unchanged in the appearance of the second
phase when they were overpainted in a renovation of the interior. The restored
window wings in church and wall paintings in the Chapel of God’s grave date
back to the 19th century.
Keywords
Varaždin; Church of St. Florijan; Baroque; Blasius Gruber; Mathias Saurer; Johann Michael Taxner; Erber; Joannes Adam Poch; Conservation and Restoration Research and Works; Croatian Conservation Institute.
Hrčak ID:
231076
URI
Publication date:
24.12.2019.
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