Ars Adriatica, No. 9, 2019.
Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.15291/ars.2923
New Insights about the Choir Stalls in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rab
Ksenija Škarić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6010
; Croatian conservation institute, Zagreb
Vanesa Gjini
; Croatian Conservation Institute, Zagreb
Abstract
Research on the late Gothic choir stalls in the parish church of Rab, formerly the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, conducted by the Croatian Conservation Institute in 2018, indicates a gradual construction of the benches, which took place in several stages and was completed by 1445. In addition to the stylistic and technical similarities between the choir stalls in Zadar and Rab, both of which have been attributed to the woodcarving workshop of Matteo Moronzon, significant differences in the concept of polychromy have been observed. Since their completion, the choir stalls in Rab have been purposefully modified at least twice. The renovation in the second half of the 17th century is particularly interesting as an attempt to modernize them by simplifying their form and introducing new elements that are convincingly integrated. Subsequent modifications have remained conspicuous as a foreign element.
Keywords
Rab; gotico fiorito; Matteo Moronzon; choir stalls; polychromy; conservation and restoration research
Hrčak ID:
231331
URI
Publication date:
24.12.2019.
Visits: 1.363 *