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Jovan Soldatović
Jovan Soldatović (November 26, 1920 in Čerević – October 7, 2005 in Novi Sad) was a Serbian and Yugoslav sculptor, internationally recognized for hundreds of sculptures and memorials. He was one of the most prominent modern Serbian sculptors, a leading artistic personality in contemporary Novi Sad and a member of the ''Prostor 8'' art group from Belgrade. Private life He was born on 26 November 1920 in Čerević. His family moved to Novi Sad in 1930, in the area of Little Liman, near the location of future Banovina Palace. He graduated from Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium in Novi Sad in 1939. In 1940 he finished to Officer´s School in Maribor and starts his studies in the architecture department in the Technical Faculty of the University of Belgrade. With the start of World War II in Yugoslavia he would stop his studies in Belgrade and move back to Novi Sad. He participated in World War II as a member of Yugoslav partisans 7th Vinkovac regiment. In 1945 after the war h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čerević
Čerević () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Beočin municipality, in the Vojvodina province. Although, the village is geographically located in Syrmia, it is part of the South Bačka District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 2,798 people (2011 census). Name In Serbian the village is known as ''Čerević'' (Черевић), in Croatian as ''Čerević'', and in Hungarian as ''Cserög''. History During the Axis occupation in World War II, 87 civilians were killed in Čerević by fascists. Historical population *1961: 2,096 *1971: 2,144 *1981: 2,527 *1991: 2,510 *2011: 2,798 References *Miloš Lukić, Putevima slobode - naselja opštine Beočin u ratu i revoluciji, Novi Sad, 1987. *Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. See also *List of places in Serbia *List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia , image_fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toma Rosandić
Toma Rosandić ( sr-cyr, Тома Росандић; baptized as Tomaso Vincenzo, 22 January 1878 – 1 March 1958) was a Croatian, Serbian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect and fine arts pedagogue. Together with Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962), Frano Kršinić and Antun Augustinčić, he was the most prominent of Croatian and Yugoslav sculptors of his day. Biography Rosandić was born to a Serbian orthodox family in the Dalmatian city of Split, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary, the son of a stoneworker. The family name, Rosandić originates from Cetinska Krajina, in the Dalmatian Hinterlands. During the early years in Split, Rosandić learnt to carve in wood as well as stone and was much inspired by the younger Meštrović who had moved there from Otavice. Both sculptors studied overseas before returning to Split, Rosandić touring Italy and exhibiting in Milan in 1906 and Belgrade in 1912. He exhibited his artworks as a part of Kingdom of Serbia's pavilion at Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Rodin
The Musée Rodin () of Paris, France, is an art museum that was opened in 1919, primarily dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. It has two sites: the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds in central Paris, as well as just outside Paris at Rodin's old home, the Villa des Brillants at Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine. The collection includes 6,600 sculptures, 8,000 drawings, 8,000 old photographs and 7,000 Objet d'art, objets d'art. The museum receives 700,000 visitors annually. While living in the Villa des Brillants, Rodin used the Hôtel Biron as his workshop from 1908, and subsequently donated his entire collection of sculptures – along with paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir that he had acquired – to the French State on the condition that they turn the buildings into a museum dedicated to his works. The Musée Rodin contains most of Rodin's significant creations, including ''The Thinker'', ''The Kiss (Rodin sculpture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after Tournai and Couvin. With a population of 565,039, it is the List of most populous municipalities in Belgium, most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's Metropolitan areas in Belgium, second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels. Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. Flowing through Antwerp is the river Scheldt. Antwerp is linked to the North Sea by the river's Western Scheldt, Westerschelde estuary. It is about north of Brussels, and about south of the Netherlands, Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe after Rotterdam and List of world's busiest container ports, within the top 20 globally. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expo 58
Expo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (; ), was a world's fair held on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, from 17 April to 19 October 1958. It was the first major world's fair registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) after World War II and the fifth in Brussels overall. Expo 58 left a deep impression on Belgium. It was also the pretext for major upheavals and works in Brussels, whose boulevards were transformed into urban motorways. The Atomium, built for the occasion, has become one of the city's must-see landmarks. Background Expo 58 was the eleventh world's fair hosted by Belgium, and the fifth in Brussels, following the fairs in 1888, 1897, 1910 and 1935. In 1953, Belgium won the bid for the next world's fair, winning out over other European capitals such as Paris and London. Nearly 15,000 workers spent three years building the site on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, north-west of central Brussels. Many of the building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile Delta, Nile River delta. Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of Hellenic civilisation, eventually replacing Memphis, Egypt, Memphis, in present-day Greater Cairo, as Egypt's capital. Called the "Bride of the Mediterranean" and "Pearl of the Mediterranean Coast" internationally, Alexandria is a popular tourist destination and an important industrial centre due to its natural gas and petroleum, oil pipeline transport, pipelines from Suez. The city extends about along the northern coast of Egypt and is the largest city on the Mediterranean, the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second-largest in Egypt (after Cairo), the List of largest cities in the Arab world, fourth- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Applied Artists And Designers Association Of Serbia
The Applied Artists and Designers Association of Serbia (, ULUPUDS) is an organization that supports Serbian professionals working in the fields of art and design. This includes architecture, textiles, scenography, costume design, sculpture, graphics, paintings, ceramics, art photography, restoration, and art history. One of the largest arts organizations in the country, the ULUPUDS was founded in 1953 in Belgrade and its first president was architect Milan Minić. The association is formed of an executive committee and an arts council. About 150 members joined at the start and today there are about 1500 members. The group's goal is to promote the applied arts and design to businesses and the general public. Every year, it holds the " Ranko Radovic Awards", honoring excellence in architecture and TV programming, as well as the "Pavle Vasić Awards" for written texts about the arts. The ULUPUDS has held numerous exhibitions since its inception, including the 1958 "Taste, Distas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovaradin Fortress
Petrovaradin Fortress ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Петроварадинска тврђава, Petrovaradinska tvrđava, ; ), nicknamed "Gibraltar on/of the Danube", is a Bastion fort, bastion fortress in the town of Petrovaradin, itself part of the City of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located on the right bank of the Danube river. The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on 18 October 1692 by Charles Eugène de Croÿ. Petrovaradin Fortress has many tunnels as well as over of preserved underground corridors and Siege warfare, countermine system. In 1991 Petrovaradin Fortress was added to Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance (Serbia), Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance list of the Republic of Serbia. History Recent archeological discoveries have offered a new perspective not only on the history of Petrovaradin, but on the entire region. At the upper fortress, the remains of an earlier Paleolithic settlement dating from 19,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratimir Stojadinović
Ratimir ( sr-Cyrl, Ратимир) or Ratmir () or Racimir (Polish), is a Slavic origin given name meaning "defender of peace". In Serbian the diminutive of Ratimir is Ratko. Notable people with the name include: * Ratimir, Duke of Lower Pannonia * Ratomir Dujković, a Serbian football manager and a former player * Ratimir Martinović, Montenegrin pianist * Ratmir Kholmov, a Russian chess Grandmaster * Ratmir Shameyev (1988–2011), rebel leader in the North Caucasus insurgency * Ratmir Timashev (born 1966), Russian IT entrepreneur * Ratmir, character in Pushkin's poem ''Ruslan and Ludmila ''Ruslan and Ludmila'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, published in 1820. Written as an epic literary fairy tale consisting of a dedication (посвящение), six "cantos" ( песни), and an epilogue ( ...'' See also * * * {{given name Slavic masculine given names Belarusian masculine given names Bulgarian masculine given names Croat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ante Gržetić
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Ante or Antes may refer to: * Ante (cards), an initial stake paid in a card game * Ante (poker), a forced bet in the game of poker * Ante (name), Croatian form of the given name Anthony * The Latin word ''ante'', meaning "before", which is used as a prefix in many Latin phrases. e.g. ''antebellum'', meaning "before a war" * Sivry-Ante, a municipality in the Marne department of France with two villages: Ante and Sivry-Ante * Antes (people) See also * Antes (other) *Anth (other) Anth may refer to the following: *'' Anth'', short for ''Anth: A Dream for a Better Tomorrow'', 1994 Indian action film * ANTH domain, protein domain * Anth (name) See also * ANH (other) * Ankh (other) * Ant (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
