Mojsije Subotić (c.1730–1789) was born in

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and was among the first Serbian painters to be academically educated in art at

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. The dominance of Western orientation in Serbian religious painting in the eighteenth century is seen in the iconostases of Subotić in the village of

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and in the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. George in the village of

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(1785), both done in

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and

rococo Rococo, less commonly Roccoco ( , ; or ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpte ...

styles. In the third tier on the iconostasis in Bastaji, a standing Mother of God with outstretched arms and a dove on her breast is represented amongst the prophets. A dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, and in Austrian church art represents a form of the

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. The most complete gallery of Serbian rulers and saints is depicted in the second tier. Instead of representations of the Mother of God and St. John the Baptist, there are figures of

Saint Sava Saint Sava (, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; Glagolitic: ; ; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1235/6), known as the Enlightener or the Illuminator, was a Serbs, Serbian prince and Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox monk, abbot of Studenica Monastery, Studeni ...

and St. Simon, who are presenting Serbian rulers and saints to Christ.

References

{{reflist 1730s births 1789 deaths Serbian icon painters