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Radoslav (painter)
Radoslav (Serbian: Радослав) was a miniaturist painter and manuscript illuminator who lived in the first part of the 15th century Serbia. Today in Serbia he is referred to as ''Slikar'' (Painter) Radoslav. Very little information is known about him, except for his five surviving, signed pieces. The fresco decorations of Kalenić Monastery is his masterpiece. It is said that the merit of this fifteenth-century art in Serbia which was both lordly and monastic and which was the product of luxury and asceticism alike, reconciled the outer with the inner beauty. The two miniatures, one of St. Luke with a bull and the other of St. Mark with a lion are perhaps the finest examples of this complex, traditional culture, which found its most perfect expression in the art of painting. The two miniatures come from a New Testament, done at Kalenić Monastery, dating from 1429. It is now part of a collection in the National Library of Russia (since 1932 named after Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Serbia
, image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (green) and the claimed but uncontrolled territory of Kosovo (light green) in Europe (dark grey) , image_map2 = , capital = Belgrade , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Serbian language, Serbian , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2022 , religion = , religion_year = 2022 , demonym = Serbs, Serbian , government_type = Unitary parliamentary republic , leader_title1 = President of Serbia, President , leader_name1 = Aleksandar Vučić , leader_title2 = Prime Minister of Serbia, Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Đuro Macut , leader_title3 = Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kalenić Monastery
The Kalenić Monastery () is an important Serbian Orthodox monastery near Rekovac in central Serbia. It was built by protovestiarios Bogdan in the early 15th century (1407-1413). Village of Kalenićki Prnjavor lies nearby. Painter Radoslav came from the monastery of Kalenić. Kalenić was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. See also * Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance *Tourism in Serbia Tourism in Serbia is officially recognized as a primary area for economic and social growth. The hotel and catering sector accounted for approximately 2.2% of GDP in 2015. Tourism in Serbia employs some 120 000 people, about 4.5% of the countr ... References External links Serbian unity congressPictures Buildings and structures completed in 1413 15th-century establishments in Serbia 15th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings Christian monasteries established in the 1400s Medieval Serbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Asceticism
Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures through self-discipline, self-imposed poverty, and simple living, often for the purpose of pursuing Spirituality, spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their practices or continue to be part of their society, but typically adopt a Frugality, frugal lifestyle, characterised by the renunciation of Economic materialism, material possessions and physical pleasures, and also spend time fasting while concentrating on the practice of religion, prayer, or meditation. Some individuals have also attempted an ascetic lifestyle to free themselves from addictions to things such as Alcoholic beverage, alcohol, tobacco, Drug, drugs, entertainment, Sexual intercourse, sex, food, etc. Asceticism has been historically observed in many religious and philosophical traditions, most notably among Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosophical schools (Epicureanism, Gymnosophists, Gymnosophism, Stoic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Library Of Russia
The National Library of Russia (NLR, , ''РНБ''), located in Saint Petersburg, is the first, and one of three national public libraries in Russia. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. It has the second biggest library collection in the Russian Federation, a treasury of national heritage, and is the All-Russian Information, Research and Cultural Center. Over the course of its history, the library has aimed for comprehensive acquisition of the national printed output and has provided free access to its collections. It was known as the ''Imperial Public Library'' from 1795 to 1917; ''Russian Public Library'' from 1917 to 1925; ''State Public Library'' from 1925 to 1992 (since 1932 named after M.Y. Saltykov-Shchedrin); and since 1992 as the National Library of Russia (NLR). History Establishment The Imperial Public Library was established in 1795 by Catherine the Great. It was based on the Załuski Library, the famous Polish national library built by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin ( rus, Михаи́л Евгра́фович Салтыко́в-Щедри́н, p=mʲɪxɐˈil jɪvˈɡrafəvʲɪtɕ səltɨˈkof ɕːɪˈdrʲin; – ), born Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov and known during his lifetime by the pen name Nikolai Shchedrin (), was a major Russian writer and satirist of the 19th century. He spent most of his life working as a civil servant in various capacities. After the death of poet Nikolay Nekrasov, he acted as editor of a Russian literary magazine '' Otechestvenniye Zapiski'' until the Tsarist government banned it in 1884. In his works Saltykov mastered both stark realism and satirical grotesque merged with fantasy. His most famous works, the family chronicle novel '' The Golovlyov Family'' (1880) and the novel '' The History of a Town'' (1870), also translated as ''Foolsburg'', became important works of 19th-century fiction, and Saltykov is regarded as a major figure of Russian literary Realism. Biogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Painters From Serbia
This is a list of notable Serbian painters. A * Nikola Aleksić (1808–1873) * Dimitrije Avramović (1815–1855) * Ljubomir Aleksandrović (1828–1890) * Stevan Aleksić (1876–1923) * Dragomir Arambašić (1881–1945) * Stojan Aralica (1883–1980) * Đorđe Andrejević Kun (1904–1964) * Mika Antić (1932–1986) * Dragoslav Pavle Aksentijević (born 1942) * Marina Abramović (born 1946) * Nataša Atanasković (born 1972) * Emanuil Antonovich (1785–1829) B * Nikola Božidarević (1460–1517) * Dimitrije Bačević (1735–1770) * Georgije Bakalović (1786–1843) * Anastas Bocarić (1864–1944) * Špiro Bocarić (1876–1941) * Jovan Bijelić (c.1884–1964) * Ilija Bašičević (1895–1972) * Oto Bihalji-Merin (1904–1993) * Dimitrije Bratoglic (1765–1831) * Janko Brašić (1906–1994) * Miloš Bajić (1915–1995) * Radivoj Berbakov (1925–2003) * Kossa Bokchan (1925–2009) * Ivana Bašić (born 1986) * Bogdan Bulajić (born 1940) C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
