Skrinjica za dragocenosti v Egipčanski sobi na gradu Snežnik

Repovš, Leya (author), Kemperl, Metoda (mentor)

Grad Snežnik je redek primer gradu na Slovenskem, ki se še ponaša z originalno opremo zadnjih lastnikov in je brez večjih izgub preživel drugo svetovno vojno in povojna ropanja. V notranjosti gradu stoji Egipčanska soba, v kateri se nahaja skrinjica za dragocenosti, ki je lesen artefakt s poslikavami ter bronastimi dodatki, velik 40 x 53 x 29 cm in je predmet obravnave diplomskega dela. Je krasen primer egiptomanije v Sloveniji. Za analizo skrinjice sem se odločila, ker še ni bila dovolj raziskana in je v literaturi redko omenjena samostojno, v večini primerov se o njej spregovori le v okviru Egipčanske sobe. Najprej sem navedla osnovne podatke o predmetu in se nato posvetila formalni analizi, kjer sem obravnavala snov, oblikovanje telesnosti, oblikovanje prostora in kompozicijo. Po formalni analizi sledi ikonografska analiza, s katero sem določila pomen poslikav in bronastih okraskov na skrinjici. Predstavila sem različne simbole in božanstva Egipta, ki se pojavljajo na skrinjici, in tako razbrala njeno osnovno sporočilo. Gre za krasne poslikave, ki prikazujejo tri različne prizore na štirih poslikavah – na sprednjem delu daritev božanstvom, na stranicah dva para v intimnem življenju in na zadnji strani vojna poslikava z bojnim vozom. Predstavila sem tudi pomen uporabljenih barv, ki se zgleduje po barvni paleti starih Egipčanov. Sledila je kontekstualna analiza, s katero sem umetniško delo umestila v prostor in čas. Opisala sem grad Snežnik in njegovo zgodovino, zadnje lastnike gradu, umetnika, ki je skrinjico izdelal, ter obdobje v umetnosti, ki ga imenujemo egiptomanija.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: skrinjica za dragocenosti
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Year: 2020
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-119846
• COBISS.SI-ID: 28030723
• Publication date in RUL: 14.09.2020

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: A chest with valuables in The Egyptian Room of the Snežnik Castle

Abstract

The Snežnik Castle is a rare example of a castle in Slovenia that still holds the original equipment of its last owners. It survived the Second World War and post-war plunder without major losses. Another particularity of the castle is The Egyptian Room, home to A Chest with Valuables – a wooden artifact with paintings and bronze accessories, measuring 40 x 53 x 29 cm. This Chest is the subject of my dissertation. I decided to analyse the Chest as it has not been sufficiently researched and independent mentions of it are rare in literature. In most cases it is only discussed in relation to The Egyptian Room. After providing basic information about the artifact I concentrated on formal analysis where I dealt with matter, bodily design, spatial design, and composition. My formal analysis is followed by iconographic analysis which I used to determine the meaning of the paintings and bronze ornaments on the Chest. I presented various symbols and Egyptian deities that appear on the Chest and discerned its basic message. Four fascinating paintings display three different scenes. On the front we see an offering to the deities, on the sides there are two couples in their private life, and on the back there is a depiction of a battle. The use of colours on the artifact’s paintings is based on the colour palettes used in Ancient Egypt – I present their symbolic meaning, ending my dissertation with spatial and temporal contextual analysis, and presenting Snežnik Castle, its last owners and the historical period called Egyptomania.

• Keywords: chest for valuables