Studio portrait of Vela NigrinovaVisualizing Family, Gender Relations, and the Body. The Balkans approx. 1860-1950Ana DjordjeviceditorCentre for Southeast European History, University GrazCentre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Grazo:vase.1368Muzej Pozorišne Umetnosti SrbijeMuseum of Theater Art of SerbiaII-283EthosTotal CultureSpecial GarmentsClothingAdornmentPosturesLiving Standards and RoutinesMusicArtsDramaArtsMusical and Theatrical ProductionsCommercialized EntertainmentPersonal NamesIndividuation and MobilityStatus, Role, and PrestigeIndividuation and MobilitySocial StratificationMarrigeFamiliyGender Roles and IssuesSerbiaBelgradeBelgrade20.46513,44.80401PhotographPhotographer1893MilanJovanovićJovanović, MilanFull-length shot of a woman dressed in a white, floor-length crocheted dress. She is lying on a fur rug with her back propped up against cushions and rugs. A painted canvas backdrop is creating the impression of the scene being set in a park.Vela (Avgusta) Nigrinova (1862, Ljubljana – 1908, Belgrade) was the daughter of a Czechoslovakian father and a Slovenian mother. She was married to Davorin Jenko, a Slovenian composer and the author of the Serbian national anthem 'Bože pravde'. Vela is considered a superb early Serbian actress. For the major part of her acting career she lived in Belgrade and played at the Royal Serbian National Theatre.Not specifiedBoudoir209128SerbiaBelgrade