Ikonostas u grkokatoličkoj katedrali Presvetog Trojstva u Križevcima ; Iconostasis of the Greek Catholic Holy Trinity Cathedral in Križevci
Među najzanimljivijim projektima obnova crkava Hermana Bolléa i s njim povezanim majstorima zagrebačke Obrtne škole s kojima je surađivao, pripada obnova križevačke katedrale Presvetog Trojstva. Radi se o unijatskoj katedrali, stoljeće ranije uspostavljene, Križevačke biskupije (obnovljene Marčansko-svidničke eparhije). Ovo nije bio prvi obnoviteljski zahvat na crkvi i samostanu, možemo reći da se ovaj građevinski kompleks obnavlja tijekom čitavog 19. stoljeća. Dolaskom u Križevce na mjesto vladike (biskupa), Julije Drohobeczky odlučuje staru redovničku gotičku crkvu obnoviti sjajem dostojnim katedrale, za što će prikupljati podršku svojim političkim i crkvenim vezama. Pored Drohobeczkoga, koji stoji usred inicijative ovog projekta, te Bolléa koji je umjetnički osmislio cjelinu i detalje, treća važna figura u realizaciji ove obnove je Iso Kršnjavi, povjesničar umjetnosti, svestrani kulturni radnik i inicijator, te u kritičnom razdoblju pokretanja projekta predstojnik Odjela za bogoštovlje i nastavu. Obnova crkve i izvedba novog inventara, poglavito crkvenog ikonostasa događa se u jednom od najuzbudljivijih trenutaka hrvatske umjetnosti: prvaci hrvatske moderne vraćaju se privremeno ili konačno sa svojih školovanja, puni novih ideja i revolucionarnih umjetničkih koncepata neviđenih u našim krajevima, sukobi tradicionalista i modernista kulminiraju u polemikama u kojima se ne biraju riječi, promjenjiva politička sudbina Kršnjavog snažno se odražava na umjetničke projekte, ali i na sudbine pojedinih slikara i kipara. U tim okolnostima realiziraju se neki, još danas nedovoljno prepoznati projekti kroz koje se Hrvatska transformira iz provincije u kulturnu srednjoeuropsku sredinu. Jedan od takvih projekata je i križevačka katedrala, te njen ikonostas. Križevački ikonostas je važno, prijelomno djelo u hrvatskoj umjetnosti i kulturi, koje ostavlja trag u pojedinačnom umjetničkom itineraru slikara koji su na njemu radili, te u većoj grupi djela nastalih u sljedećih nekoliko godina. U članku će se pokušati objasniti nastanak ovog ikonostasa iz sukoba i sinergije mnoštva likovnih i ne-likovnih čimbenika, likovne tradicije i novoškolovanih slikara, političke konstelacije u prostoru koji obilježava Kršnjavi sa svojim pristašama i protivnicima, te na kraju, mada možda i najvažnije, specifičnih viđenja istočnog rituala, a posebno unijatske crkvene zajednice. ; The renovation of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Križevci is one of the most interesting conservation projects of the architect Herman Bollé and the group of artisans and craftsmen whose work he coordinated. The uniate cathedral is the seat of the Eparchy of Križevci (the restored Eparchy of Marča). This was not the first remodeling intervention on the church and the monastery and it can be said that this building complex was being reconstructed throughout 19th century. After becoming the bishop of Križevci, Julije Drohobeczky decided to reconstruct the old monastery gothic church with a splendor becoming of a cathedral, for which he gathered support using his political and church relations. Next to Drohobeczky, the leading figure of this project, and Bollé – the artist behind the reconstruction – the third important figure in the realization of this reconstruction was its initiator, art historian and cultural benefactor Izidor Iso Kršnjavi, who was the head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Education in the critical period. The reconstruction of the church and the manufacturing of the new inventory, especially the church iconostasis, took place in one of the most important periods of Croatian art, when the most notable figures of the Modern period in Croatia returned, either temporarily or permanently, from their studies full of new ideas and revolutionary art concepts never before seen in Croatia. Conflicts between traditionalist and modernists culminated in heated polemics. Kršnjavi's changing political influence reflected prominently on art projects, as well as the destinies of some painters and sculptors. In such circumstances some projects, still unacknowledged as of today, which transformed Croatia from a province to a cultural Central European milieu. One of such projects was the Križevci cathedral and its iconostasis. The iconostasis is an important and ground breaking work in Croatian art and culture, which enriched the oeuvre of painters that worked on it and stood out in the bigger group of works of art that were made in the following couple of years. In the following analysis we shall strive to elucidate the creation of this iconostasis out of the conflict and synergy of the multitude of artistic and non-artistic factors, art tradition and newly educated painters, as well as the political constellation in the sphere of action of Kršnjavi and his supporters and detractors, and finally – and most crucially – specific perspectives of the Eastern rite, and especially the Uniate community.