Žarko M. Tatić ( sr-Cyrl, Жарко М. Татић; 18941931) was a renowned

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and

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

active in the first decades of the 20th century. His field of research was the history of

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in the country and beyond (

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). He was among the first Serbian art historians to conduct research on

. During his stay in the region, in 1923, Tatić carried out a detailed study of the medieval architecture of the area. In the same year, the

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decided to send an expedition to Mount Athos and

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monastery, to study its architecture. Tatić's results were first published in the newspaper

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under the title ''Letter from the Holy Mountain'', and subsequently included in his very popular and widely read book ''Tragom velike prošlosti'' (en: In Search of the Glorious Past) printed in belgrade in 1929.

Bibliography (partial)

* ''Tragom velike prošlosti'' (Belgrade, 1929) * ''L'art byzantin chez les Slaves: les Balkans'' (1930) * ''L'encien église de cimetière à Smederevo'' * ''Markov Manastir''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tatic, Zarko Serbian architects Serbian art historians 1894 births 1931 deaths