Prethodno priopćenje
New Reflections on the Codices of the Zadar Abbot Deodat Venier
Ana Šitina
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za povijest umjetnosti
Sažetak
The article discusses four codices produced for the monastery of St Chrysogonus in Zadar in late 15th century, commissioned by Abbot Deodat Venier for liturgical purposes. Although the actual context of their creation remains unknown, earlier illuminated manuscripts surveys associated the codices with Venetian miniaturist circle, whereas new studies propose the connection with the oeuvre of the Pico Master. The author draws attention to the similarities of Zadar illuminations to the Ferrara school of illumination, especially in relation to the decorative repertoire, as well as to the problems arising from their association to specific illuminators considering that no clear data which would indicate a concrete artistic personality have thus far been revealed, and that preserved works indicate common features only on a more general level. Drawing on the scarce data provided by the artwork itself, as well as on the stylistic and comparative analysis of similar works, the author argues that the Evangelistary and the Epistolary originate from the same workshop, proposing the attribution of the Epistolary to the same master who finished the illumination of the Evangelistary medallion. The Missal, on the other hand, is stylistically removed from the aforementioned two codices, so the figurative sections of their cover pages (fols. 1 and 2) are considered to be the work of another, more skilled Venetian master working under the influence of Vittore Carpaccio’s painting, while the influence of Ferrara is discerned not only on the decorative repertoire on the margins, typical for the said circle, but also on other illuminated litterae historiatae. Unlike the said three codices, the Ceremonial contains no preserved figurative illuminations, but only litterae dominicales, while a richly illuminated cover page can only be assumed due to the inexistence of its first folio.
Ključne riječi
Renaissance; Zadar; codices of Abbot Deodat Venier; Venetian illuminations; Ferrara illuminations
Hrčak ID:
136367
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Datum izdavanja:
17.3.2015.
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