Georgije Bakalović (1786 - April 13, 1843) was a Serbian painter.
Biography
Bakalović was born in
Sremski Karlovci
Sremski Karlovci ( sr-Cyrl, Сремски Карловци, ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka Districtautonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Danube, from Novi Sad. According to the 202 ...
, and studied there with the painter
Stefan Gavrilović. He worked mostly
iconostasis
In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis () is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a Church (building), church. ''Iconostasis'' also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere withi ...
, murals and portraits. One of the iconostasis, he worked in the company of the painter and goldsmith
Pavel Đurković.
Bakalović painted the iconostasis and vault at
Erdevik
Erdevik ( sr-cyr, Ердевик; ) is a village located in the municipality of Šid, Srem District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 2,736 inhabitants.
Demographics
Historical population
* 1961: 4,499
* 1971: 4, ...
in 1817, the vault of the Upper Church of Sremski Karlovci in 1824, vaulted and executed 12 festive icons for the Church in
Vrdnik in 1825, iconostasis in
Čerević in 1827, vault, and icons at Uspenjske, restoration and renovation of the church iconostasis in the church Nikolaiviertel Church in
Irig in 1827, iconostasis and arches for the Jovanovski Church in
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...
in 1830, and iconostasis for the monastery at
Grgeteg in 1830 (burned 1841). Bakalović also painted iconostasis in 1840 at
Prhovo and
Novi Banovci.
He continued his work painting iconostasis in the monastery
Radovašnica in 1839, churches and monasteries in
Zajecar in 1840, churches in
Aleksinac
Aleksinac ( sr-Cyrl, Алексинац) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of Southern and Eastern Serbia, southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 43,258 inhabitants.
History
Preh ...
in 1841, and churches in
Negotin
Negotin ( sr-cyrl, Неготин, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Bor District of Southern and Eastern Serbia, eastern Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bo ...
in 1842.
He also painted the portraits of
Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia,
Stefan Stratimirović, and Ivan Knežević, better known as
Knyaz Ivo of Semberija. He died in
Ruma 13 April 1843.
See also
*
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 Arali ...
References
* Lazar Trifunovic (editor), "Classicism and the Serbs", Belgrade 1965, p. 115-116
* Text state by Kolarića, advisor, National Museum, Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the Encyclopedia JLZ-Zagreb 1980.
* Some content was translated from the corresponding Serbian Wikipedia article
19th-century Serbian painters
1786 births
1843 deaths
People from Sremski Karlovci
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