The Gallery of Matica Srpska ( sr, Galerija Matice Srpske, italics=yes, sr-Cyrl, Галерија Матице Српске) is one of the largest and oldest galleries in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

. It is located in the central zone of

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

, next to

Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection The Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection ( sr, Спомен-збирка Павла Бељанског, ''Spomen-zbirka Pavla Beljanskog'') is a public art museum in Novi Sad, Serbia. It displays paintings and sculptures by 20th century Serbian an ...

. The Gallery was established on the 14th of October 1847, with contributions from

Sava Tekelija Sava Tekelija ( sr, Сава Текелија) (1761–1842) was the first Serbian doctor of law, the founder of the Tekelijanum, president of the Matica srpska, philanthropist, noble, and merchant.

who left a valuable family portrait collection to the

Matica Srpska The Matica srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Матица српска, Matica srpska, la, Matrix Serbica, grc, Μάτιτσα Σρπσκα) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national inst ...

, and other Serb merchants who made endowments and donations to the gallery. The building of Gallery of Matica Srpska was declared a

Monument of Culture of Great Importance Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance ( sr, Непокретна културна добра од изузетног значаја/) are those objects of Immovable cultural heritage that enjoy the highest level of state protection ...

in 1979. The Gallery of Matica Srpska has acted as an independent institution apart from

since 1958. Collections in The Gallery of Matica Srpska mostly consists of paintings from all periods of the national history of art.

Gallery

The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition9.jpg, Monumental pictures and the hall for lectures The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition31.jpg, Furniture and works of art, endowment of architect

Dragiša Brašovan Dragiša Brašovan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Брашован; May 25, 1887 – October 6, 1965) was a Serbian modernist architect, one of the leading architects of the early 20th century in Yugoslavia. Works Barcelona * ''Serbian ...

The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition30.jpg, Late Baroque art The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition15.jpg, Icons and religious art The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition22.jpg, Bust of king Peter of Serbia and works representing Serbian nobility The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition27.jpg, The Proclamation of Dušan's Law Codex The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition1.jpg, Portraits of 19th century elite The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition8.jpg, (Un)covering The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition2.jpg,

Religious art Religious art is artistic imagery using religious inspiration and motifs and is often intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual. Sacred art involves the ritual and cultic practices and practical and operative aspects of the path of the spiritu ...

The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition32.jpg, Works by

Paja Jovanović Pavle "Paja" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Павле "Паја" Јовановић; ; 16 June 1859 – 30 November 1957) was a Serbian painter who painted more than 1,100 works including: '' The Wounded Montenegrin'' (1882), '' Decorating of the Bride'' ...

The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition34.jpg, Modernism Paja Jovanović;Ranjeni Crnogorac .jpg, '' The Wounded Montenegrin'' by

(1882) Novak Radonić, Devojka s kanarincem, 1865, Galerija Matice srpske, Novi Sad.jpg, ''Girl with a canary'' by

Novak Radonić Novak Radonić ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Радонић; Mol, 31 March 1826 – Sremska Kamenica, 11 July 1890) was a painter from modern-day Serbia. Work He was the pupil of Petar Pilić and Nikola Aleksić before he went to study art in Vienna. ...

(1865) Uroš Predić - Devojka u plavom (Moravkinja), 1879-80.jpg, ''Moravkinja'' by

Uroš Predić Uroš Predić ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Предић, ; Orlovat, 7 December 1857 – Belgrade, 12 February 1953) was a Serbian Realist painter. Predić is perhaps best known for his early works depicting ordinary people, as well as his many portrai ...

(1879-1880)

References

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