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[[Image:1240 portal Trogir.jpg|thumb|right|Portal of [[Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Trogir|Cathedral of St. Lawrence]] done by Radovan in 1240]] '''Radovan''' ({{langx|la|Raduan}}) was a [[Kingdom of Croatia (1102β1526)|Croatian]] [[sculpture|sculptor]] and [[architect]] who lived in [[Trogir]] in the 13th century. In Croatian he is commonly referred to as ''{{lang|hr|Majstor Radovan}}'' or "Master Radovan". Virtually no information exists about the personality and career of this artist, save for his monumental [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] [[portal (architecture)|portal]] of the [[Trogir cathedral]]. Radovan inscribed his name and the year of the making of the main portal, 1240, on the [[lunette]] above the entrance: {{quote|FUNDATUR VALVE POST PARTUM VIRGINIS ALME PER RADUANUM CUNCTIS...}} The text informs us that master Radovan was the best in the art of sculpture and that the project was completed at the time when a [[Tuscany|Tuscan]], [[Treguan]] from [[Florence]], had been the [[bishop of Trogir]]. That Radovan was a native son of [[Trogir]] ''(TraΓΉ)'' is attested, among other things, by his name, which figures frequently in Trogir's municipal archives in the 13th century. The portal consists of four parts: on the [[doorjamb]], the nude figures of [[Adam]] and [[Eve]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Tom Masters|title=Eastern Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZEWKJKR_eFgC&pg=PA228|year=2007|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-476-8|pages=228β}}</ref> supported by lions; inside are numerous reliefs depicting the [[Labors of the Months]] as well as hunting scenes; and finally in the middle are scenes from the life of Christ: from the [[Annunciation]] to the [[Resurrection]] β positioned in arches around the [[tympanum (architecture)|tympanum]]. Finally, in tympanum is the Birth of Christ. The figures are very realistic, recalling French Gothic sculpture, including the sculpture at [[Chartres Cathedral]]. ==See also== *[[Cathedral of St. Lawrence, Trogir]] *[[Culture of Croatia]] *[[Romanesque architecture]] *[[Gothic architecture]] *[[Trogir]] *[[Dalmatia]] *[[Radovan]] == References == <!--- See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to create references using <ref></ref> tags which will then appear here automatically --> {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Radovan}} [[Category:13th-century Croatian people]] [[Category:Romanesque artists]] [[Category:Croatian art]] [[Category:Croatian sculptors]] [[Category:History of Trogir]]
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