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Studio portrait of Vela Nigrinova

Studio portrait of Vela Nigrinova, © Museum of Theater Art of SerbiaenlargeStudio portrait of Vela Nigrinova, © Museum of Theater Art of Serbia

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Object:Studio portrait of Vela Nigrinova
Description:Half-length shot of a woman with her head turned to the side. She is wearing a dark, floor-length velvet dress.
Comment: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.
Date:1893
Location:Belgrade
Country:Serbia
Type:Photograph
Creator:Jovanović, Milan, (Photographer)
Dimensions:Artefact: 164mm x 107mm
Format:Cabinet
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:180 Total Culture > 181 Ethos
290 Clothing
300 Adornment
530 Arts > 533 Music
530 Arts > 536 Drama
540 Commercialized Entertainment > 545 Musical and Theatrical Productions
550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names
550 Individuation and Mobility > 554 Status, Role, and Prestige
560 Social Stratification
580 Marrige
590 Familiy
890 Gender Roles and Issues
Copyright:Muzej Pozorišne Umetnosti Srbije
Archive:Museum of Theater Art of Serbia, Inv. No.: II-275
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Ana Djordjevic
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