Fragment of a Wall Painting Depicting a Saint in the Triumphal Chariot from the Former Pauline Monastery in Lepoglava

Fragment barokne zidne slike u prostoriji prvog kata bivšeg pavlinskog samostana u Lepoglavi pronađen je tijekom građevinskih radova 2006. godine. Nakon preliminarne konzervatorsko-restauratorske zaštite i procjene stanja žbukanih slojeva, odlučeno je da se fragment ukloni sa svoda metodom stacco, obradi u radionici Odjela za zidno slikarstvo i mozaik Hrvatskog restauratorskog zavoda te nakon završetka građevinskih radova vrati na izvornu poziciju. Razlog za taj invazivni restauratorski postupak bila je izrazito slaba povezanost prihvatnog sloja žbuke i izvorne opečne građe svoda, ali i građevinski radovi koji su uključivali rušenje naknadno dozidanog stropa i rekonstrukciju izvornog svoda opekom. Uklonjeni su svi naknadni slojevi naliča zatečeni na slikanom sloju, a slikani sloj na lakunama reintegriran je pigmentima vezanim 2%-nom otopinom gumiarabike u vodi. Nakon dovršetka građevinskih radova 2009., fragment je vraćen na izvornu poziciju lijepljenjem vapneno-kazeinskom žbukom. Pronađeni fragment je dio svodnog oslikanog medaljona i prikazuje sveca u kočiji koju vuku dva lava. Na lijevom i desnom kraju fragmenta naslikani su medaljoni s nazivima dvaju pavlinskih samostana (Remete u Hrvatskoj, Marianka u Slovačkoj) povezanima s čašćenjem Bogorodice. Nalazi upućuju na to da je fragment ostatak oslika iz nekadašnje sobe priorata oslikane 1729., a autorstvo se može pripisati Ivanu Krstitelju Rangeru, poznatom baroknom pavlinskom slikaru.Fragment of a Baroque wall painting in a first–floor room of the former Pauline monastery in Lepoglava was discovered in the course of 2006 construction work. Following preliminary conservation protection and assessment of the condition of plaster layers, a decision was made to remove the fragment from the vault using the stacco method, treat it at the workshop for wall paintings and mosaics of the Croatian Conservation Institute, and upon completion of the construction work, return it to its original location. The reason behind this invasive conservation procedure was the very poor adhesion of the receiving plaster layer to the original brickwork of the vault, as well as the construction work that included pulling down the subsequently built ceiling and a reconstruction of the original vault in brick. All subsequent layers of paint found on the painted layer were removed, and the painted layer on the lacunae was reintegrated with pigments bound with a 2% solution of gum arabic in water. Upon the completion of construction work in 2009, the fragment was returned to its original location by being glued with lime–casein plaster. The found fragment is part of a painted vault medallion depicting a saint in a chariot that is pulled by two lions. On the left and right ends of the fragment there are painted medallions with names of two Pauline monasteries (Remete in Croatia, Marianka in Slovakia), associated with the veneration of the Virgin. Findings indicate that the fragment was part of a painting from a former priory room, painted in 1729, which can be attributed to Ivan Krstitelj Ranger, a renowned Baroque Pauline painter