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Pero Popović
Pero Popović ( sr, Перо Поповић, 1881 – 1 February 1941) was a distinguished Bosnian Serb painter. Pero Popović was born in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was the oldest among a group of Bosanska Krajina, Krajina painters, who had a much calmer life than most of his colleagues. After graduating from high school in Sarajevo, he went to Vienna and completed three semesters of philosophy, and then went to the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and studied painting with Vlaho Bukovac and Czech František Ženíšek. Popović, with two other student colleagues Todor Švrakić and Branko Radulović, would eventually go on to organize the first exhibition of local painters in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1907 in Sarajevo and the second one in 1910 in Prijedor. Pero Popović was employed as an art professor at ''Velika Realka'' gymnasium (school), gymnasium in Banja Luka in 1908. His students we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prijedor
Prijedor ( sr-cyrl, Приједор, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 89,397 inhabitants within its administrative limits. Prijedor is situated in the north-western part of the Bosanska Krajina geographical region. Prijedor is known for its mixed religious heritage comprising Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism and Islam. Historic buildings from the Ottoman and Austrian-Hungarian periods are a feature of the urban landscape. The city underwent extensive renovation between 2006–2009. Geography The town of Prijedor, within the municipality of Prijedor, is located in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of the Sana and Gomjenica rivers, and at the south-western hills of the Kozara mountain. The area of the municipality is . The town is situated at 44°58'39" N and 16°42'29" E, at an altitude of above sea level. It is traditionally a part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
