Original scientific paper

A CHAPEL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN GORICA NEAR LEPOGLAVA – »HERMITIC« ICONOGRAPHY

Sanja CVETNIĆ

Abstract

St. John the Baptist was hermit, preacher and martyr. The chapel in Gorica near Lepoglava is dedicated to him. In the sanctuary of the chapel, on a wooden partitionwall John Baptist Ranger painted altar in 1731. This image represents, besides original John the Baptist, 15 more St. Johns: S. Ioannes de Matha, S. Ioannes a S. Facundo, S. Ioannes Chrysostom, S. Ioannes Evangelista, S. Ioannes Elemosyus, S. Ioannes Aegiptus, S. Ioannes Polonius, S. Ioannes Climacus, S. Ioannes Gvalbertus, S. Ioannes Damascus, S. Ioannes Papa, S. Ioannes Praepos, S. Ioannes Eremita, S. Ioannes Napomuceno, S. Ioannes Chozibita. The artist Ranger developed separate iconography for each of them but all of them were connected with the notion of anchoretic life. Author of the article describes all the characteristics of the each figure.

Keywords

History of art; ecclesiastical history; painting; iconography; Ivan Ranger; Lepoglava

Hrčak ID:

103607

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/103607

Publication date:

10.12.2003.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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