MRTVAŠKI PLES- FRESKA- CERKEV SV. TROJICE,. HRASTOVLJE DANCE OF THE DEATH-FRESCOE-CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY-HRASTOVLJE

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MRTVAŠKI PLES FRESKA

Pod stenami kraškega roba slovenske Istre, v vasici Hrastovlje stoji majhna kamnita cerkev Sv. Trojice. Že njena zanimiva zunanjost bo pritegnila naš pogled, v notranjosti pa se skrivajo najobsežnejše ohranjene srednjeveške poslikave, na čelu z znamenitim “Mrtvaškim plesom”.

Hrastovlje. Avtocesto “Ljubljana - Koper” zapustimo na izvozu Črni Kal. Nadaljujemo v smeri Sočerge oz. Buzeta, ko zagledamo smerokaz za Hrastovlje pa zavijemo levo in kmalu prispemo v vas, kjer poiščemo primerno parkirišče.

Opis:

Na robu Hrastovelj, med vinogradi in oljkami boste opazili kamnito obzidje iznad katerega “kuka” zvonik cerkve Sv. Trojice. Cerkev je bila zgrajena v 15. stoletju, približno 100 let za tem pa naj bi postavili še obzidje z dvemi obrambnimi stolpi, ki naj bi služilo za obrambo pred Turki. Arhitektura cerkve je zelo zanimiva, kamnite so tako stene kot streha. Sama cerkev je precej majhna, a v notranjosti se bohoti z največjimi in najbolj ohranjenimi stenskimi poslikavami pri nas. Slikar Janez iz Kastva je s svojo ekipo poslikal celotno notranjost (stene, oboke in stropove) ter svoje delo končal leta 1490.

Freske so zemeljskih barv, motivi pa večinoma cerkveni in prikazujejo apostole, Marijino kronanje, svete tri kralje, Kristusov križev pot, stvarjenje sveta, najznamenitejši pa je seveda “Mrtvaški ples”. Gre za sprevod različnih ljudi iz takratne družbe, ki skupaj z okostnjaki korakajo proti smrti. Motiv naj bi izviral iz epidemij kuge in sporoča, da smrt ne izbira med bogatimi in revnimi, mladimi in starimi, niti podkupiti se ne da (če pozorno pogledate, boste videli, da nekdo skeletu ponuja zlatnike).

FRESCOES DANCE OF THE DEATH

The small stone church of the Holy Trinity lies beneath the walls of Karst edge of Slovene Istria in a small village Hrastovlje. Its interesting exterior will already draw your attention and the interior hides the most extensive and best preserved medieval frescoes including the famous 'Dance of the Dead'.

Leave the 'Ljubljana - Koper' motorway on exit Črni Kal. Continue in the direction of Sočerga and Buzet. Keep attention to a signpost for Hrastovlje, turn left and you will arrive to the village soon after.

Description:

On the edge of Hrastovlje, among vineyards and olive trees you will spot a stone wall above which a bell tower of the church of the Holy Trinity peeks. The church was built in the 15th century and the wall with two defence towers (for protection against Turk invaders) were built about 100 years after. The architecture of the church is very interesting - both walls and roof are made of stone. The church itself is quite small, but it boasts with the greatest and best preserved frescoes in Slovenia. The painter 'John of Kastav'  painted the entire interior (walls, arches and ceilings) with his team and completed his work in 1490.

Frescoes are of earthly colors, motifs mainly religious and they show apostles, Coronation of Mary, Three Holy Kings, Stations of the Cross, the creation of Earth but the most famous one is certainly the “Dance of the Dead”. It is a parade of various people from the society, who march together with skeletons towards death. The motif supposedly originates from the epidemics of plague and conveys that death does not choose between the rich and the poor, the young or the old and cannot even be bribed (if you look closely, you will see that someone is offering gold coins to the skeleton).