Sundial, Zagreb

After World War II, the site of a former mill southernmost arranged a small market. In 1954, the idea emerged that the market highlight the sundial.... more

by Jasna Dragun

Title

Sundial, Zagreb

Artist

Jasna Dragun

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

After World War II, the site of a former mill southernmost arranged a small market. In 1954, the idea emerged that the market highlight the sundial. Prof. Ernest Tomasevic arranged for the visual design clock entrust Bozidar Jusic, his student, graduate student of the Painting Department of the Academy of Applied Arts. It was his thesis.
Clock in the form of a pentagon is incorporated in the facade, roof and windows. It was followed by imaging array hour scale rainbow colors on fresh plaster, fresco technique. In subsequent minor corrections binder fresco colors were cottage cheese and lime, mixed spatula. Symbols months are situated along the curve characteristic shadows in two vertical series. Drawing on the clock carved scraper. Some lines are blackened casein paint, and some other white. The sun is formed by compressing the copper and finally patinated. In the center of the Sun is fixed copper gnomon to the ring. The clock was completed on 3 November 1955.
Although in Zagreb saved two sundial from XVII. century just clock in Tkalčićeva, although "youngest", the most famous. He became one of the symbols of the city and got the adjective "old".
My original photo, caught in Zagreb, December 2016.

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January 8th, 2017