Člani Dizmove bratovščine v polstoletju 1719–1771 – dejanski in potencialni naročniki umetnostnih del Boris Golec Prof. dr. Boris Golec, ZRC SAZU, Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa, Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, boris.golec@zrc-sazu.si Izvleček: Člani Dizmove bratovščine v polstoletju 1719–1771 – dejanski in potencialni naročniki umetnostnih del 1.01 Izvirni znanstveni članek Akademija združenih (Academia unitorum) ali bratovščina sv. Dizme je v pripravi na srečno smrt ter v molitvi in darovanju maš za pokojne člane od leta 1688 do začetka 19. stoletja povezovala predvsem plemiče, a tudi akademsko izobražene ljudi, cerkvene odličnike in visoke uradnike na Kranjskem, posebej v Ljubljani. Prispevek obravnava član- stvo, sprejeto v obdobju med letoma 1719 in 1771, v katerem je v družbo vstopilo 95 članov. Glavni namen je kratek prikaz njihovih življenjskih poti, s čimer bo zapolnjena velika vrzel v védenju o kranjski družbeni eliti 18. stoletja, med katero glede na njeno duhovno naravnanost najdemo tako dejanske kot potencialne naročnike umetnostnih del. Razen enega člana, predstojnika cistercijanskega samostana, so bili vsi plemiči, veliko jih je imelo baronski ali grofovski naslov, slaba šestina pa je bila duhovnikov, od beneficiata do knezoškofa. Vsekakor gre pri naboru imen za vidnejši del družbene elite, ki ga je povezovalo več dejavnikov, od verske vneme prek sorodstvenih in družabnih vezi do zavzemanja za kulturo in umetnost. Ključne besede: družba (bratovščina) sv. Dizme, Ljubljana, Kranjska, plemstvo, umetnostna dela, naročništvo umet- nostnih del, biogrami, zapuščinski inventarji, oporoke Abstract: Members of the Noble Society of St Dismas between 1719 and 1771 – Actual and Potential Commissioners of Artworks 1.01 Original scientific article From 1688 to the beginning of the 19 th century, the Academia unitorum or the Noble Society of St Dismas brought together primarily aristocrats but also academically educated intellectuals, ecclesiastical notables, and high-ranking officials of Ljubljana in preparation for a happy death and in prayer and celebration of masses for its deceased mem- bers. The present contribution explores the membership admitted between 1719 and 1771 when 95 members joined the Society. The main goal is to provide a brief account of their lives, thus filling a major gap in our knowledge of the 18 th -century Carniolan social elite, which, depending on their spiritual orientation, included both the actual and potential commissioners of artworks. All except one member – the prior of the Cistercian monastery – were aristocrats. Many held the title of baron or count, while somewhat less than one sixth of them were priests, ranging from beneficiaries to prince-bishops. The list of names certainly represents a more prominent part of the social elite, brought together by several factors like religious zeal, kinship and social ties, and commitment to culture and art. Keywords: Noble Society (Brotherhood) of St Dismas, Ljubljana, Carniola, nobility, artworks, art patronage, biograms, probate inventories, testaments 167 ACTA HISTORIAE ARTIS SLOVENICA 27|1 ∙ 2022, 167–279 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3986/ahas.27.1.04