| Abstract | Dvorac Batthyány u Ludbregu dio je reprezentativnog sklopa koji se sastoji od glavne
četverokrilne trokatne zgrade s unutrašnjim dvorištem i dviju, dvokatnih, bočnih, nekada
gospodarskih zgrada, te prostranog perivoja. Od prvog spominjanja utvrde Ludbreg u 14.
stoljeću, pa sve do danas, na dvorcu je izvršeno niz intervencija, koje su ga nastojale prilagoditi
ondašnjem duhu vremena i potrebama vlasnika. Sačuvani pisani dokumenti, kao i mnogi
arhitektonski detalji u zidnoj konstrukciji i dispozicija u tlocrtu pojedinih krila, svjedoci su tih
intervencija. Godine 1320. dvorac se spominje kao srednjovjekovni burg, a sačuvana rana
gotička fazi svjedoči da je imao četiri kule. Za vrijeme osmanlijskih provala, sredinom 16.
stoljeća, u svrhu obrane sklop je dobio renesansne forme: dodaje se vanjsko predziđe i kule
kružnog oblika te se opkopava jarak za vodu i bedemi. Sredinom 18. stoljeća, slabljenjem
obrambene funkcije, dvorac je preoblikovan u raskošno uređeni dvorac, u baroknom stilu, s
naznakama klasicizma, čiji je izgled u velikoj mjeri sačuvan i do danas. Arhitekt Josef Hueber iz
Graza proširio je tlocrt dvorca, dogradivši mu novo, južno krilo, preoblikovao je fasadu i interijer
te izgradio bočne zgrade. U tom je razdoblju posebno dotjerana dvorska kapela, čije je zidne
slike 1753. godine oslikao majstor Michael Peck iz Kaniže. Prema predaji, u kapeli, tadašnjoj
gotičkoj kuli dvorca, dogodilo se Čudo pretvorbe Krvi Kristove, koje je 1513. godine papa Leon
X. bulom potvrdio i utemeljio proštenište u Ludbregu u slavu Predragocjene Krvi Kristove.
Dvorac je nekoliko puta promijenio vlasnike, od Nikole Ludbreškog u prvoj polovici 14.
stoljeća, hrvatskog bana Ivana Chuza od 1359. godine, plemića Thuróczya u 15. i 16. stoljeću,
Erdödyja u 17. stoljeću, pa do obitelji Batthyány od 17. stoljeća do prve polovice 20. stoljeća. U
20. stoljeću, dvorski se sklop neprimjereno koristio te je devastiran, no 1990-ih godina istog
stoljeća, nastao je projekt Restauratorskog Centra Ludbreg. Na početku, Centar je bio koncipiran
kao depo i „ratna bolnica za umjetnine“, koje su u ratu bile ugrožene i oštećene, a otvoren je na
inicijativu hrvatskih konzervatora, uz potporu općine Ludbrega i restauratora i konzervatora iz
Bavarske. Glavna zgrada dvorca u cijelosti je obnovljena i prilagođena za rad Centra, koji od
1997. godine djeluje kao restauratorska radionica Hrvatskog restauratorskog zavoda. |
| Abstract (english) | Batthyány Castle in Ludbreg is part of a representative complex consisting of a main four-wing
three-storey building with an inner courtyard and two, two-storey, side, once outbuildings, and a
spacious park. From the first mention of the Ludbreg fortress in the 14th century until today, a
number of interventions have been carried out on the castle, which sought to adapt it to the spirit
of the time and the needs of the owners. Preserved written documents, as well as many
architectural details in the wall construction and the disposition in the floor plan of individual
wings, are witnesses to these interventions. In 1320 the castle is mentioned as a medieval burg,
and the preserved early Gothic phase testifies that it had four towers. During the Turkish
invasions, in the middle of the 16th century, renaissance interventions of a defensive nature were
undertaken: an outer wall and circular towers were added, and a water ditch and ramparts were
dug. In the middle of the 18th century, with the weakening of the defensive function, the castle
was transformed into a lavishly decorated castle, in the Baroque style, with hints of classicism,
whose appearance is largely preserved to this day. Architect Josef Hueber from Graz expanded
the floor plan of the castle, adding a new, south wing, redesigning the façade and interior, and
building side buildings. During this period, the court chapel was especially decorated, whose
wall paintings were painted in 1753 by master Michael Peck from Kaniţa. According to legend,
in the chapel, then the Gothic tower of the castle, the Miracle of the Transfiguration of the Blood
of Christ took place, which in 1513 Pope Leo X confirmed with a bull and founded the Ludbreg
shrine in honor of the Precious Blood of Christ.
The castle changed owners several times, from Nikola Ludbreški in the first half of the 14th
century, the Croatian ban Ivan Chuz from 1359, the noble Thuróczya in the 15th and 16th
centuries, Erdödy in the 17th century, to the Batthyány family from the 17th century, until after
the First World War. In the 20th century, the palace complex was used inappropriately and
devastated, but in the 90s of the same century, a project of the Ludbreg Restoration Center was
created. Initially, the Center was organized as a depot and hospital for war-damaged movable
cultural monuments, and was opened at the initiative of Croatian conservators, with the support
of the City of Ludbreg and assistance from Bavaria and professional cooperation with Bavarian
conservators and restorers. The castle building has been completely renovated and adapted to the
work of the Center, which since 1997 has been operating as a dislocated restoration workshop of
the Croatian Conservation Institute. |
