Pavle Čortanović (5 February 1830, in

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, then

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– 31 March 1903, in

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) was a Serbian painter. Pavle was the son and student of

Petar Čortanović Petar Čortanović ( sr-cyr, Петар Чортановић) or Čortanovački (Чортановачки, 1800–1868) was a Serbian painter. He painted the wall frescoes of the Buđanovci Church in 1838, of the Karlovčić Church in 1845. In 185 ...

. Pavle also studied art at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1845 until the winter semester of 1852-1853. He was the author of many icons that grace the sanctuary screens (

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) of Serbian Orthodox churches in Vojka (1859), Vasica (1863), Bodegraj (1885), and also in Besenov, Ravanica, Grabovo, Stara Pazova,

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, Ruma, Lalić and other places. He also authored a portrait of

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, prince and ruler of the Principality of Serbia. Works by Pavle Čortanović can be found in art galleries and museums throughout the country. Also, Čortanović's work can be found in the collection of

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who bequeathed a large number of paintings, sketches, and artifacts to the Art Department of the Museum in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Čortanović, Pavle 1830 births 1903 deaths 19th-century Serbian painters Serbian male painters 19th-century Serbian male artists

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