Vlaho Bukovac
Croatian painter and academic (1855 - 1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vlaho Bukovac (French: Blaise Bukovac; Italian: Biagio Faggioni; 4 July 1855 – 23 April 1922) was a Croatian painter and academic.[1][2][3][4] His life and work were eclectic, for the artist pursued his career in a variety of locales and his style changed greatly over the course of that career. He is probably best known for his 1887 nude Une fleur (A Flower), which he created during his French period and which received attention in various reviews and publications during his lifetime. Bukovac was the court painter for Obrenović dynasty, Karađorđević dynasty and Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. In Zagreb, he is probably best known as the painter of the 1895 theatre curtain in the Croatian National Theatre.
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Vlaho Bukovac | |
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Born | Biagio Faggioni (1855-07-04)4 July 1855 |
Died | 23 April 1922(1922-04-23) (aged 66) |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Une fleur Natalie of Serbia Curtain for Croatian National Theatre of Zagreb |
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