Srednjeveška stavbna zgodovina kapele sv. Jakoba v Konjicah : analiza arhivskih virov, arhitekture, stenskih poslikav in stavbne plastike

slovenian

2023

volume 28, issue 1

architectural history   architectural sculpture   Chapel of St James   Count of Cilli   Dürr family   Great Confraternity of Our Beloved Lady of the Dravsko polje Plain   heraldic keystones   Lords of Wallsee   medieval architecture   medieval mural paintings   Parish Church of St George   Slovenske Konjice (Slovenia)

ZRC SAZU, Umetnostnozgodovinski inštitut Franceta Steleta
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Based on the analysis of the already known and newly discovered archival sources, new realisations about medieval mural paintings, the keystones bearing the coats of arms, and the architectural elements of the Chapel of St James, the article presents a revised interpretation of this building’s medieval architectural history. The research conducted reveals that from the very outset, the Konjice Chapel was constructed as a four-bay confraternity chapel and that it was already vaulted in the final third of the 14th century. The coats of arms of the Counts of Cilli, the Lords of Wallsee, and, as suggested in this paper, the priest and later Archdeacon Jakob Dürr suggest a close association with the influential Confraternity that had its headquarters in the Chapel. Meanwhile, prosopographical studies indicate that members of these noble families were closely connected at the time of the Chapel’s construction.

27.10.2023