Open AccessIvan Tomko Mrnavić and His Coat of Arms: Self-presentation of an Illyrian Noble
Author(s) -
Daniel Premerl
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
radovi instituta za povijest umjetnosti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1845-4534
pISSN - 0350-3437
DOI - 10.31664/ripu.2018.42.08
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , sign (mathematics) , identity (music) , relation (database) , coat , state (computer science) , history , art , mathematics , medicine , computer science , aesthetics , geology , surgery , mathematical analysis , paleontology , algorithm , database
The article discusses the coat of arms of Ivan Tomko Mrnavić as a visual sign of his self-presentation. Examples of Mrnavić’ s coat of arms are presented and the contexts of their use interpreted, such as frontispieces, title pages, or seals. Finally, the origin, shape, and meaning of Mrnavić’ s coat of arms is interpreted in relation to his self-fashioned identity as a nobleman, as well as his political views on a possible post-Ottoman state in the region.