Fragments of baroque frescoes by Franc Jelovšek from the burnt down castle

Exhibition of the earliest preserved frescoes by Jelovšek

In 1725 Franc Jelovšek painted antependiums (painted or carved altar frontals) with images of saints at the church in Trzin. Foto: Direktorat za kulturno dediščino

In summer an exhibition of fragments of frescoes from the castle Zalog near Moravče, considered the earliest known preserved frescoes of the baroque painter Franc Jelovšek from 1725. At that occasion, some of his sculptures will be exhibited at the Ljubljana City Museum.

Franc Jelovšek (1700-1764) is considered the most important Slovenian fresco painter. The frescoes from the Zalog castle are especially famous for their profane iconography, as all the remaining known frescoes made by Jelovšek are adoring sacral buildings.
In 1725 he painted antependiums (painted or carved altar frontals) with images of saints at the church in Trzin. His frescoes can be found in the chapel of Codelli Castle in Ljubljana, St. Peter's Church in Ljubljana, the church in Skaručna, and the church on Sladka Gora.

The title of the exhibition of frescoes which will be presented to the modern public for the first time is Here, far from worries /Works of art salvaged from the site of fire at the Zalog near Moravče castle. The exhibition will be open in the Ljubljana City Museum from June 13 to September 24.

P. G., MMC; translated by G. K.