In this paper, acquisitions in the chancel of St. Daniel Cathedral in Celje as part of the 18th century renovation works are presented. Following an introductory overview of the state of research on the Baroque redesign of the chancel and a short overview of the building history of the St. Daniel Cathedral, a detailed description of the church’s redesign in the 18th century is provided. The core of the paper consists of the analysis of Baroque artworks in the chancel. Namely, the now fragmented fresco painting of Daniel in the lions’ den by painter Franc Jelovšek from the year 1742 and the still existing marble high altar from the year 1743. The final paper aims to describe the fresco and its iconography and to place it in the artists oeuvre using available literature, the only preserved photograph of the fresco and fragments kept by the Celje Regional Museum. Next is the description of the main altar and its placement in the context of Baroque sculpture in Slovenia. Finally, later interventions on the Celje Cathedral are presented, which have changed the chancel’s appearance after the Baroque period. Especially the interventions from the 19th century erased its Baroque image and gave it a Neogothic appearance.
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