144 Concluding remarks Concluding remarks The retables: art historical questions There is little archival information about the production of the four retables discussed in this publication. For the Holy Cross retable in the Church of Our Lady of Šunj, we know from the last will of the priest Blaž Alegretto, written in 1567, that he donated 30 scuda for the creation of a painted retable for a crucifix. This is the only indication for the dating of this retable, as well as for the crucifix that occupies its central niche (the crucifix must have already been in existence when the will was written). It can be concluded that this retable was created around 1567. A testament also helps with the dating of the Annunciation retable from the same church. From the last will of Bishop Nikola Brautić, which dates from 1631, we learn that he donated 16,000 ducats for the construction of Fig. 221: Lopud, Gospa Maria Šunj; Annunciation retable Fig. 222: Lopud, Gospa Maria Špilica; Mary retable
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