<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The historic art nouveau building of the former high school in Žilina - Zsolnai Állami Főreáliskola - is nowadays one of the University of Žilina buildings. Empty, awaiting much needed renovation is school building a subject of the various researches of its art-historical and architectural features. Paper deals with wall painting as a one type decoration among preserved ones in this building. Lack of funds during its initial building and decoration works created rather limited amount motifs and simple technologies. If the whole scope of architectural works of Orth and Somló architectural studio (and the whole set of art nouveau buildings in Žilina) is taken into account, even these simple, but elegant painting in well thought palette of colours could be valuable basis for renovation.</p></abstract>

The historic art nouveau building of the former high school in Žilina - Zsolnai Állami Főreáliskola - is nowadays one of the University of Žilina buildings. Empty, awaiting much needed renovation is school building a subject of the various researches of its art-historical and architectural features. Paper deals with wall painting as a one type decoration among preserved ones in this building. Lack of funds during its initial building and decoration works created rather limited amount motifs and simple technologies. If the whole scope of architectural works of Orth and Somló architectural studio (and the whole set of art nouveau buildings in Žilina) is taken into account, even these simple, but elegant painting in well thought palette of colours could be valuable basis for renovation.

Zsolnai Állami Főreáliskola, Art Nouveau Building and its Painted Decorations

Department of Building Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The historic art nouveau building of the former high school in Žilina - Zsolnai Állami Főreáliskola - is nowadays one of the University of Žilina buildings....

Zsolnai Állami Főreáliskola, Art Nouveau Building and its Painted Decorations

Published Online: Jun 26, 2017

Page range: 2 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2017-0001

Keywords
Hungarian folk art motif, Art nouveau, Secession, Historical architecture, Art-historical research

© 2017 Zuzana Grúňová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Zsolnai Állami Főreáliskola, Art Nouveau Building and its Painted Decorations

Published Online: Jun 26, 2017

Page range: 2 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2017-0001

KeywordsHungarian folk art motif, Art nouveau, Secession, Historical architecture, Art-historical research

© 2017 Zuzana Grúňová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Hungarian folk art motif, Art nouveau, Secession, Historical architecture, Art-historical research