Mural painting in the parish Church of St. Stephen in Ribnica
Keywords:
Ribnica, religious painting, frescoes, nineteenth century, Slovenian painting, Janez Wolf, Matija Koželj, commissioningAbstract
Mural painting in the parish Church of St. Stephen in Ribnica was produced in the last quarter of the nineteenth and early twentieth century or, more accurately, between 1880 and 1907. The artistic production presented in this article reflects the overall characteristics of religious creativity in the Slovenian territory of the time and follows the established substantive and stylistic art trends, typical of the nineteenth century. The frescoes were produced in several stages by painters Janez Wolf, Anton Jebačin, Matija Koželj, and France Stare. Special mention ought to be made of Wolf’s contribution as the finest of the four.
