Šv. Jonas Kapestranas prieš Kazimierą Jogailaitį. Faktai ir interpretacijos

LTStraipsnyje analizuojamas XVII a. paveikslas „Sv. Jonas Kapestranas prieš Kazimierą Jogailaitį" ir šios drobes kopija, sukurta XIX a. Siekiama atskleisti kompozicijos istorinį turinį, įvardyti vaizduojamus asmenis, nusakyti veiksmo vietą ir laiką, palyginti paveiksle pavaizduotą istoriją su Įvykio apibūdinimu rašytiniuose šaltiniuose.

ENThe paper analyses two paintings recently kept in the Lithuanian Art Museum, which were brought from Vilnius Bernardine Church and which reveal an episode from the history of the Order of the Franciscans Observants (Bernardines); more specifically an episode which reminds us of the establishment of the Bernardines in Poland and Lithuania. These are the original from the XVII c. and its XIX c. copy, which is painted in a rather free manner (the basic scheme of the composition is repeated but the artist 'trimmed' the portrayed persons, stylized their wear, simplified the architectural background). The copy was more often publicized in the scientific and popular literature, but both paintings are frequently confused with each other. On the other hand, there are many different opinions about the persons represented, the location and the time of the event. The paper seeks to give an overview of all the explanations of the content of both pictures and to compare the known historical facts about the represented events (John of Capistrano arrival in Cracow, his meeting with the sovereign, the activities of the Bernardine in the city, the wedding of Casimir Jogailaitis) with the XVII c. image of this historical meeting created by the artist. The conclusions state that this painting is not exactly historical, it gives a rather generalized narrative, that's why the place and the date of the action are only relative (while depicting Cracow, the artists probably relied on the Vilnius skyline though it is useless to look for specific images_of Vilnius buildings). Casimir Jogailaitis is represented not with mother Sofia (as according to the required historical precision) but with spouse Helena (her personality was more important for the Vilnius Bernardine convent). The images of the portrayed persons are of the imaginative-type, it could be that they are portraits of XVII c. sovereigns and noblemen.