Jernej of Loka

Fresco in St. Nicholas' Church, Godešič

Jernej of Loka (Bartholomew) was a 16th-century painter active in the Škofja Loka area, from which his epithet is also derived. He is known to have painted the frescoes in a number of other churches throughout the Upper Carniola region and some in the area of Tolmin (Slovenia) and in the Natisone Valley (Italy).

Churches where frescoes believed to have been painted by Jernej of Loka are preserved include:

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