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Michael Stroy
Michael Stroy (Slovenized: ''Mihael Stroj'', 30 September 1803 in Ljubno – 19 December 1871 in Ljubljana) was an Austro-Hungarian painter of Slovenian origin. Life Michael Stroy was born the fifth of eight children to Anton Stroy and his wife Maria, née Kokail. He spent his childhood in Ljubno in Upper Carniola. In 1812, his mother died of exhaustion. Shortly thereafter, his father remarried, sold his property in Ljubno and moved to Ljubljana with his family. Michael Stroy attended the ''Glavna vzorna šola'', where he completed the fourth class in 1817 with very good grades. He then joined the so-called artists' class, which he concluded in 1820 with distinction. He continued his schooling in Vienna, where he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in 1821. The first of his works known to have survived, a sketch of a head and a self-portrait, date from this period. It is known that Stroy was still a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1825, but it is not known whether he con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihael Stroj - Judita S Holofernovo Glavo
Mihael is a masculine given name with the same etymology as Michael. Notable people with the name include: *Mihael Ambrož (1808–1864), Slovenian politician * Mihael Brejc (born 1947), Slovenian politician, Member of the European Parliament * Mihael Frankovitsch, 16th century politician in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire * Mihael Keehl, otherwise known as Mello, a character from the manga and anime series ''Death Note'' * Mihael Kovačević (born 1988), Swiss footballer of Croatian descent * Janez Mihael Kuk, 18th century politician in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire *Mihael Mihalev (born 1990), Bulgarian football midfielder *Mihael Mikić (born 1980), Croatian football player * Mihael Milunović (born 1967), Serbian, French and Croatian painter *Mihael Pongračić (born 1993), Croatian footballer *Mihael Preiss, politician of the early 17th century in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire *Mihael Rajić (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Slovenian Painters
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
