Like Slovenian literature, Impressionism took its place as a contributory force in the cultural development of the Slovenian nation.
Slovenian impressionists – Matej Sternen
His knowledge of and interest in diverse disciplines may have impinged on his development in any one field, inhibiting its growth.
Baroque in the music of Iacobus Gallus
Characteristically baroque traits are dynamism, ornamentation, sharp contrast, individualism, but most of all, affective representation.
Frescoes of Hrastovlje
The eye is assailed by a plethora of images and warm, rich colours, every space and surface aglow with familiar images of Christian iconography
Proteus anginus
In the eighteenth century the amphibian, proteus anginus, inhabitant of subterranean waters, was considered to be progeny of the dragon.
Idrija lace
Bobbin lace-making is a unique phenomenon in Slovenia. It has developed most intensively in the Idrija area, although the skill has always been practiced in other parts of the country …
Karst sheepdog
"He is intelligent, listens attentively and understands what he is told to do; in short – he is a perfect sheepdog, afraid of nothing."
Pre-Christian goddess worship
In the frescoes of Hrastovlje he discovered the representation of an ancient pre-Christian religion of the Goddess, which existed in a matriarchal world order later to be displaced …
Hrastovlje: a Gothic monument
Dance macabre – a rare, well preserved, and complete example of one of the most famous images of medieval iconography.
Cyril and Methodius – Glagolitic script and the Slavs
In its conception and as a linguistic tool, glagolica was an amazing achievement – a tool to give power of written word to half the Europe. It was invented to accommodate the complex sound …