Stevan Todorović

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Stevan "Steva" Todorović
Born1832
Died1925
MovementRomanticism, later Academism

Stevan "Steva" Todorović (

Sokol movement in Yugoslavia.[1][2]

Biography

Todorović was born in

Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878), and became known as the founder of war painting in Serbia. From the Balkan Wars, and later World War I, this was no longer an individual occupation but a task subject to state and military regulations.[citation needed
]

Todorović was close to the

Obrenović royal house. He made portraits of almost all members of the royal family, including Natalie of Serbia; his portrait of her helped in making her the "Serbian Mona Lisa".[4]

He exhibited his artworks as a part of Kingdom of Serbia's pavilion at International Exhibition of Art of 1911.[5]

In the course of his long life he created art under various visual poetics, chiefly

Academicism.[3] His best works were carried out in the Romantic spirit.[3] His extensive artistic legacy consists of portraits, religious and historical paintings, landscapes, and numerous studies and drawings.[3] Much of his artistic activities is related to Serbia and Belgrade in which cultural and social life he actively participated.[3] He opened the first art school in Belgrade where youngsters learned drawing, singing, fencing, and gymnastic exercises.[3]
Owing to a long life and extraordinary tenacity and hard work he managed to create a rich painting opus.

Also, Stevan Todorović's work can be found in the collection of Milan Jovanović Stojimirović who bequeathed a large number of paintings, sketches, and artifacts to the Art Department of the Museum in Smederevo.[7]

Gallery

  • Death of Hajduk-Veljko, 1850
    Death of
    Hajduk-Veljko
    , 1850
  • Portrait of Milan Đ. Milićević, National Museum of Serbia, 1866
    Portrait of
    Milan Đ. Milićević, National Museum of Serbia
    , 1866
  • Portrait of Nićifor Dučić, 1874
    Portrait of Nićifor Dučić, 1874
  • Portrait of king Milan Obrenović, 1883
    Portrait of king
    Milan Obrenović
    , 1883
  • Reina Natalija de Serbia, 1883
    Reina Natalija de Serbia, 1883
  • Polekonia Tolorovitschka, 1889
    Polekonia Tolorovitschka, 1889
  • Sabor u Prizrenu, 1899
    Sabor u Prizrenu, 1899
  • Postriženje Svetog Save, 1907
    Postriženje Svetog Save, 1907
  • Portrait of composer Kornelije Stanković, 1920
    Portrait of composer Kornelije Stanković, 1920
  • Portrait of Mihailo Obrenović
    Portrait of
    Mihailo Obrenović

See also

References

  1. ^ "MAČEVANJE U BEOGRADU". www.macevanje.org. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  2. ^ istoriju, MK Fondacija Srpski Legat. "Rođen je slikar i akademik Stevan Todorović".
  3. ^ a b c d e f Galerija Matice srpske.
  4. ^ Hadži-Minić, Katarina (2019-04-17). "Ko je bila 'Srpska Mona Liza'? Lepa i tragična srpska kraljica Natalija Obrenović". Pokazivač (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. ^ Elezović, Zvezdana (2009). "Kosovske teme paviljona Kraljevine Srbije na međunarodnoj izložbi u Rimu 1911. godine". Baština. 27.
  6. ^ "Arte - Stevan Todorović - Biografija". www.arte.rs. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  7. ^ The Legacy of Milan Jovanovic Stojimirovic in the Art Department of the Museum in Smederevo.

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