MARIBOR IN THE EARLY MODERN HISTORY AND BAROQUE

Diplomska naloga obravnava novoveški in baročni Maribor. Le-ta ima dve težišči: prvo je historično in obravnava zgodovinski oris srednjeveškega in novoveškega mesta Maribor, obe zemljiški gospostvi, mestno upravo, cerkvene in redovne ustanove ter strukture novoveškega Maribora. Težišče drugega dela diplomske naloge je umetnostnozgodovinsko, saj obravnava barok kot temeljno novoveško umetnostno smer v Mariboru. Barok je zadnji univerzalni stil v zgodovini evropske umetnosti. Uveljavil se je najprej v Italiji kot novost po tridentinskem koncilu sredi 16. stoletja zmagoslavne in vsestranske borbene Cerkve. Zgodnjebaročne prvine se pojavljajo na mariborskih stavbah že v 17. stoletju, in sicer po velikih mestnih požarih v letih 1601, 1648, 1650 in 1662. Po teh požarih so bile stavbe prenovljene, tako da so že kazale vplive zgodnjebaročnih potez. Najpomembnejši baročni dosežki v Mariboru: poleg mariborskega gradu in rotovža sem sodijo tudi meljski dvor, Hoferjeva hiša, žički dvor, meščanski špital, minoritski kolegij, mariborska stolnica, jezuitski kolegij, grad Betnava, župnija sv. Magdalene v Mariboru, vetrinjski dvorec, salzburški dvor, nekdanja židovska sinagoga itd. Neločljivi del mestne vendute so še baročna znamenja, med katerimi je najpomembnejše Marijino ali kužno znamenje na Glavnem trgu.My graduation thesis deals with the city of Maribor in the early-modern and baroque period. Thesis has two main parts. The first part is historical and presents the historical outline of the city of Maribor in Middle Ages and early modern era, two Maribor ground estates, municipality, ecclesiastic and monastic institutions, and the structure of Maribor in early modern age. The second part is art historical and deals with the period of baroque as the main art movement in early modern period in Maribor. Baroque is the last universal style in the history of European art. It was enforced as a novelty after the Council of Trent in the middle of 16th century in Italy by the triumphant and broadly combative Catholic Church. Early baroque elements appeared on buildings in Maribor already in 17th century, after the devastating fires in 1601, 1648, 1650 in 1662. After the fires, the buildings were renovated and have started to show the influences of early baroque features. The most important baroque achievements in Maribor are: the Maribor Castle and town hall, the mansion Meljski dvor, the Hofer’s house, the Žiče Mansion, the city hospital, the Minorite college, the cathedral, the Betnava mansion, the parish of St. Magdalena, the mansion Vetrinjski dvorec, the Salzburg mansion, the former Jewish synagogue etc. The inseparable parts of the city architecture are also baroque plaques. The most important one is Mary’s or Plague Memorial at the Main Square of Maribor