Paja Jovanović
| Paja Jovanović Паја Јовановић |
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Pavle "Paja" Jovanović
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| Born |
June 16, 1859 Vršac, Austrian Empire |
| Died | November 30, 1957 (aged 98) Vienna, Republic of Austria |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work |
Čas Mačevanja (Fencing) (1884) Velike seobe Srba (Serbian Migrations) (1896) Krunisanje cara Dušana (Crowning of Stefan Dušan) (1900) |
| Movement | Realism |
| Website | www.pajajovanovic.rs |
Pavle "Paja" Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле "Паја" Јовановић; IPA: [pâʋlɛ pǎːja jɔʋǎːnɔʋit͡ɕ]; 16 June 1859 – 30 November 1957) was a Serbian Realist painters, along with Uroš Predić and Đorđe Krstić. Jovanovic is perhaps best known for his early works used ordinary peoples during ″oriental cycles″. He is considered one of Serbia's greatest “orientalist”. His most significant works are: The Wounded Montenegrin (1882), Decorating of the Bride (1886) and Migration of the Serbs (1896). He also painted many famous portraits.
Paja Jovanović was born in Vršac, Austrian Empire (modern day Serbia). His father was photographer Stevan Jovanović and his mother was Ernestina née Deot, of French descent. He spent his childhood and early youth in this home town, where he saw the iconostasis of Pavel Đurković and Arsa Teodorović in the town churches, which would influence his future works. He received his first art lectures and knowledge from his teacher Vodecki. His father took him to Vienna in 1875 when he was 15, where he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 in the class of professor Christian Griepenkerl. He finished the Academy in 1880, attending several important courses taught by Leopold Carl Müller, known as an "orientalist". In the following period, having noticed greater interest of Europe for the Balkans, he painted mostly scenes from the life of the Serbs, Montenegrins, Herzogivinans, Aromanians and Albanians, which brought him great reputation. Encouraged to visit the Balkan region during his hiatus, he studied the customs and folklore of the people, and in 1882 he was awarded the prize of the Academy and was given the Imperial scholarship for the composition The Wounded Montenegrin.
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