John of Kastav
John of Kastav (
Latin: Johannes de Castua; Croatian: Ivan iz Kastva; Slovene: Janez iz Kastva) was a 15th-century Istrian artist, a native of Kastav (Croatia
).
He painted the frescoes in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje, which included a famous Danse Macabre.[1][2] According to the inscription, which identifies the artist as magister Johannes de Castua, the frescoes were commissioned by Tomić Vrhović, the parish priest of Kubed, and completed in 1490.[3]
References
- ^ Norm Longley, The Rough Guide to Slovenia (2004), p. 189.
- ISBN 978-961-6033-91-6. Reviewed by Barbara Španjol-Pandelo in Ikon, 1 (2008), pp. 295-298.
- ISBN 9789531507790.
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