Mária Spoločníková

Mária Spoločníková (25 October 1926 – 9 September 2021)[1] was a Slovak art restorer, painter and art historian.[2]

Mária Spoločníková
Born(1926-10-25)25 October 1926
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Died9 September 2021(2021-09-09) (aged 94)
Košice, Slovakia
Occupation(s)Art renovator, art historian, painter
Years active1953-2021

Biography

Spoločníková was born on 25 October 1926 in Košice, where she lived her entire life. She was among the first class graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava in 1953.[3] Following her graduation, she worked at the East Slovak Gallery as well as the Slovak National Gallery.[4]

In 2003 the Pope Pope John Paul II awarded Spoločníková the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award.[5]

She died on 9 September 2021 in Košice.[6]

Art

She focused on renovating medieval art, in particular the works of Master Paul of Levoča and gothic statues of Mary and Elizabeth of Hungary.[7] She also renovated the Altar at the Basilica of St Giles in Bardejov. The East Slovak Gallery repeatedly organized exhibitions of Spoločníková's work.[8][9][10][11]

References
  1. "Mária Spoločníková". webumenia.sk.
  2. "Mária Spoločníková netúžila po potlesku". kosiceonline.sk. 2021-09-10.
  3. "Zomrela reštaurátorská legenda, ktorá zachránila mnoho pamiatok". Petit Press. 2021-09-09. ISSN 1335-4418. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Zomrela reštaurátorka diel Majstra Pavla z Levoče Mária Spoločníková". TK KBS. 2021-09-09.
  5. "Na Katolíckej univerzite v Ružomberku otvorili nový akademický rok". TK KBS. 2015-09-30.
  6. "Zomrela významná slovenská reštaurátorka Mária Spoločníková". Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska. 2021-09-09.
  7. "Hlavný oltár Dómu sv. Alžbety". cassovia.sk.
  8. "Košická rodáčka Mária Spoločníková oslavovala okrúhle jubileum". kosice.sk. 2006-10-26.
  9. "Verejnosť si vo VSG v Košiciach môže pozrieť predaukčnú výstavu M. Spoločníkovej". tasr.sk. 2022-04-06.
  10. "Jedna z najlepších košických zbierok umenia mieri do dražby". ssn.sk. 2022-04-06.
  11. "Zbierka známej Košičanky sa rozpredáva. Obsahuje aj stredoveké kúsky". Petit Press. 2022-04-14. ISSN 1335-4418. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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