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A PAINTING BY LOVRO MARINOV DOBRIČEVIĆ AND A SILVER RELIEF REPRESENTING THE BATTLE OF PERAST, ON MAY 15th, 1654, ON THE ISLET OF GOSPA OD ŠKRPJELA

Gracija Brajković ; Kotor


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Abstract

A series of new data is presented by the author in connection with the painting of Madonna of Škrpjela, in a church situated on an islet in front of Perast, as well as in connection with the painter, Lovro Marinov Dobričević. There are, first of all, two documents from which may be inferred that Dobričević was the creator of the painting. The author also notes that the painting was damaged by African pirates who devastated Perast on June 22nd, 1624.
The silver plate, that up to 1967 covered the figures of the Madonna and Child, had been commissioned by the seafarer and mayor of the Perast Commune Ivan Mazarović (1643-1709).
The silver relief used as a background of the painting of the Madonna of Škrpjela, which represents the battle fought between the people of Perast and the Turks on May 15th, 1654, was exected in Venice between 1736 and 1738. The amount of 1.000 lire was paid for it to Francesco Costadoni, a Venice merchant. Archival data that would confirm whether Costadoni himself was the master, could not be found neither at Perast nor in Venice.
The author quotes the chronicler Julio Balović (1672-1727), according to whom there were two Titian’s paintings in the church of Gospa od Škrpjela, representing St. John and St. Nicholas respectively, and that those paintings were restored in 1604. This is the only piece of information about those paintings which do not exist any longer.

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Hrčak ID:

159966

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/159966

Publication date:

23.12.1980.

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