Anastas Jovanović, photographer
Description
» next entryoverview« previous entry| Object: | Anastas Jovanović, photographer |
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| Description: | Full-length portrait of a man in town attire, wearing a cap and holding a walking cane in his left hand. He is sitting on the armrest of a carved chair and resting his head on his right hand, while his right elbow is, in turn, resting on a carved column. In the background a curtain is partially covering a painted canvas backdrop depicting a park. |
| Comment: | Anastas Jovanović (1817, Vraca – 1899, Belgrade) has been praised as the "pioneer of Serbian photography". He was born one of three children to merchant Jovan (? – 1831) and Marija Jovanović (~1795–1879, Belgrade). He studied painting, graphics, and lithography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and was funded by the Serbian government under Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia. After graduating from the Academy, Jovanović was appointed Prince Mihailo Obrenović's (the son of Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia) personal photographer. He also became the head of Prince Mihailo's cabinet. In 1850 he exhibited his work in Serbia for the first time, leaving a lasting impression on the style of young Serbian photographers to follow. Photograph kept in Anastas Jovanović's album. |
| Date: | Not before 1865 |
| Location: | Belgrade |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Type: | Photograph |
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| Creator: | Stojanović/Karastoyanov, Anastas Nikolov, (Photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Artefact: 98mm x 60mm |
| Format: | Carte de visite |
| Technique: | lithography |
| Copyright: | Muzej Primenjene Umetnosti |
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| Archive: | Museum of Applied Art, Inv. No.: 10417 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0] |
| Editor: | Ana Djordjevic |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.1022 |
