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THE WORK OF MAKS BERGANT

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Maks Bergant’s most prominent and largest works date from the period between 1960 and 1990. It is unfathomable how the master’s hands managed to carve and gild such an immense number of frames for paintings and mirrors, candlesticks and chandeliers, sculpt so many angelic heads, and restore many old carvings.

FRAMES

Hand mirror frame

Limewood, high relief carving, gold leaf gilded, shiny finish,

30 cm x 30 cm.

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Bergant's largest altar frame, Basilica of St. Mary Help of Christians, Brezje

Limewood, high relief carving, gold leaf gilded, shiny finish, depth of relief 50–70 cm.

Photo: Žiga Mihelčič.

MIRRORS

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Hand mirror frame

Limewood, high relief carving, gold leaf gilded, shiny finish,

30 cm x 30 cm.

Photo: Tea Lukan Klavžer.

This is Bergant's only decorative hand mirror frame, where both the design and execution are entirely his. Due to the weight of the materials, the mirror is not intended for everyday use.

CANDLESTICKS & CHANDELIERS​

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Chandelier

Original in design and execution, limewood, high relief carving, gold leaf gilded, shiny finish, diameter 40 cm, depth 30 cm.​

Photo: Žiga Mihelčič.

CARVED MINIATURES

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Ornamental leaf

Limewood, partially gold leaf gilded, shiny finish,

10 cm x 10 cm.

SCULPTURES

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Marjanca

Plaster, lifesized statue, 1949.

Photo: Žiga Mihelčič.

OTHER WORK FOR CHURCHES

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Bishop's throne with angels and ornaments, Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Ljubljana

Limewood, gold leaf gilded, matte finish, carpentry by Franc Koncilja.

Photo: Žiga Mihelčič.

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