Ars Adriatica, No. 10, 2020.
Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.15291/ars.3186
On Archival Data Concerning the Construction of the Loggia in Šibenik
Emil Hilje
; Odjel za povijest umjetnosti Sveučilište u ZadruObala kralja Petra Krešimira IV. 2HR - 23000 Zadar
Sažetak
Certain archival data related to the construction of the Grand Loggia in Šibenik can only partially expand our existing knowledge on the circumstances and the manner in which this construction took place, but they are nevertheless important as reliable chronological strongholds and even more as evidence of the participation and role of local masters in this process. The first proper information about the works on the loggia is the contract of September 29, 1536, by which the construction representatives commissioned Ivan Ručić to transport timber from the Rijeka area. Shortly afterwards, on December 8 of the same year, stonemason Bartul Radojković from Brač undertook to deliver to the construction representatives one hundred and forty feet of cornices for the loggia, according to the model they had given him. Two documents from January 19, 1537 attest that the money from some verdicts was channelled to construct the loggia and paid out to stonemason Frane Dismanić, one of the most important personalities in the stonemason circles of Šibenik at the time. A document from January 30, 1539, when stonemason Bartul Radojković demanded from the construction representatives to take over the processed stone on the island of Brač and pay the rest of the contracted sum, testifies to a serious delay in construction, as he was informed that the budget was spent. Although meagre, these archival data undoubtedly reveal the key role of the local artisans and workshops in the process of building the Šibenik loggia. The links between two parallel ventures are important as well. Namely, Frane Dismanić later became the protomaster of the construction of St Nicholas’ fortress, while the sculptures for its portal were carved by sculptor Dujam Rudičić from Split, also attributed with some of the sculptural decoration at the loggia. Stonemasons from Brač, from the Radojković family, also delivered processed stone for the construction of St Nicholas’ fortress, so it is obvious that the same masters were engaged in both representative constructions, probably on similar tasks.
Ključne riječi
Šibenik; Dalmatia; secular architecture; Renaissance; Frane Dismanić
Hrčak ID:
249172
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2020.
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