Rácz Tibor Ákos: A múltnak kútja. Fiatal középkoros regészek V. konferenciájának tanulmánykötete - A Ferenczy Múzeum kiadványai, A. sorozat: Monográfiák 3. (Szentendre, 2014)
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English Summaries Dóra Hegyi The Renaissance Stone Carvings from the Castles at Tátika and Rezi In the middle part of Transdanubia (i.e. in the Bakony, the Somogy-Zala Hills and in the area of the Lake Balaton) architectural remains of the Hungarian Renaissance period have survived in a very fragmentary state. This is demonstrated by architectural remains found in the castles of Tátika and Rezi as well, from which it might be presumed that the Renaissance style architectural elements appeared in the region as early as the first quarter of the sixteenth century. The stone fragments from these two castles are very similar, and further similarities can be observed in comparison to the other materials from the area. A closer examination of the carved stone fragments have proved that the formal description and analysis of the stone frames is inadequate, since profiles are in themselves not suitable for dating, as the same type of frame could be applied for decades or for centuries. The analysis of the written sources - concerning the buildings and their owners — complementing the archaeological observations are equally important. Despite the fact that there is no evidence on the building projects, at least the owners of the castles can be identified whose agency - with regard to their positions at the royal court as well as their social network that ranked them above the ordinary local nobility - could have been instrumental in spreading the Renaissance style. Although the exact dates of the building projects cannot be ascertained, it is still possible to, at least, roughly define the period, based on when these persons owned the respective castles. At the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Tátika and Rezi were owned by members of the Gersei Pethő family, Nicholas and John, who were high ranking dignitaries at the court during the time of King Matthias and also the Jagiellonian dynasty. Due to their extensive possessions and positions both at the court and the county councils, their family became one of the most influential ones in the Transdanubian region. They could be, in all probability, responsible for the transformations observed at Tátika, including repair works and the embellishment of the northern palace with Renaissance stone frames. With regard to Rezi, the situation is more complicated. It was also owned by John and Nicholas, so we may presume that they might have been behind the building project here, too. It has to be noted, however, that there is a document reporting about John, the younger who had some modifications made in 1552. Considering his position and network as well as his title as a baron, which he received before the middle of the century, he can also be responsible for the Renaissance building project, which does not seem unlikely either on the basis of the available carved stone fragments. 468
