PRILOG JEDNOJ KIPARSKOJ RANOROMANIČKOJ RADIONICI U SPLITU
A CONTRIBUTION TO AN EARLY ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP IN SPLIT

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the stylistic and iconographic analysis of a console with a depiction of a lion, which was installed as spolia on the gable of the Mangjer house in Split,was performed. The house was situated at the intersection of Manđerova Street and Bribirska Street. After its demolition, the console was transferred to the Monastery of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Split, where it is still kept today. The original architectural context of the console is unknown. In terms of type and style,this console is similar to a couple of consoles on the portal of the Church of St. Mikula(St. Nicholas) in Veli Varoš, Split. The author groups them within the same early Romanesque workshop circle which operated in the late 11th and early 12th centuries.The console from the Mangjer house was created shortly after the abovementioned consoles from Saint Mikula. It was made by a master craftsman who had good knowledge of the latter consoles, skilfully copying their composition and dimensions.The design of more complex parts (such as the lion’s head or the acanthus leaf on a small console under the lion’s figure), when compared to the original template,reveals a lesser design capacity.

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