Jeftimije Popović
Jeftimije Popović (
His works are the iconostases in
Biography
He was born in 1792 in Bečkerek into a family of artists. Jeftimije's father was the grandson of the master woodcarver
In Zadar he was also commissioned to do some restoration work by the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Dalmatia on the iconostasis of the Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Elijah.[3] After Zadar, he returned to Bečkerek for a short period before setting off on another painting junket. After 1830 he returned to Beckerek, where, with short periods of interruption, he remained for the rest of his life. He lived in the center of Bečkerek, in Krunski Sokak (now "Dr. Zoran Kamenković" Street). During the 1830s and 1840s, his creative energy did not falter,[4] however, after that period Jeftemije slowly fell into oblivion, and his place became occupied by another exceptionally talented painter, Konstantin Danil.
Jeftimije Popović died in Bečkerek in 1876. He was 84.
Oeuvres
Jeftimije Popović painted religious themes and portraits of distinguished individuals in both
See also
- List of painters from Serbia
References
- List of Serbian painters: https://sr.wikipedia.org/sr-el/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D1%81%D1%80%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85_%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0#%D0%9F
- ^ Зборник за ликовне уметности (in Serbian). Матица српска. 1977.
- ^ https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/198936
- ^ "The Church of St. Elijah in Zadar: The Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments". eng.pzzzsk.rs. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ Tomašević, Nebojša (1982). Treasures of Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedic Touring Guide. Yugoslaviapublic.
- ^ "The Church of St. Elijah in Zadar: The Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments". eng.pzzzsk.rs. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ Tomašević, Nebojša (1982). Treasures of Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedic Touring Guide. Yugoslaviapublic.
- ^ https://vojvodinaonline.com/en/what-to-see-and-do/culture-and-history/the-church-of-st-john-the-precursor-novi-becej [dead link]