Peter Ubavkić (12 April 1852 in
Belgrade
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– 28 June 1910 in Belgrade) was a Serbian sculptor and painter, recognized as the premier sculptor of Serbia, given the task to create a series of national monuments of which he authored many. He was a member of the
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Biography
He was born in Belgrade on 12 April 1852. After completing high school (
gymnasium), he received a state scholarship, and in 1866 he also studied
iconography
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with an itinerant Italian artist, then living in Belgrade. He pursued his studies in art in
Pančevo
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. In 1873 he went to
Vienna to study sculpture. Owing to poor health, he returned to Belgrade. Upon receiving a new state scholarship he resumed his studies at the prestigious
Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich in 1874.
According to some, he is considered the originator of Serbian sculpture. He has made numerous public monuments, among his best known works are busts of
Vuk Karadžić,
Prince Miloš
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and
Đura Daničić.
Petar Ubavkić died in Belgrade on
Vidovdan, 28 June 1910 and was buried in the
New Cemetery.
Legacy
Today Ubavkić is considered the premier Serbian sculptor in an age when art flourished to its maximum. He was indeed the creator of many public monuments at the time of the rule of Prince Miloš
Obrenović. Among his most important artistic works realized according to the cannons of
realism or even
verism, are the many Belgrade monuments, executed by Ubavkić, including some in other regions of Serbia, particularly the monument to King Milan Obrenović in the Church of St. Paraskeve in
Ćurlina
Ćurlina is a village situated in Doljevac municipality in Serbia
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.
Gallery
Jovan Gavrilović.JPG, ''Bust of Jovan Gavrilović
Jovan Gavrilović (Vukovar, Habsburg monarchy, 3 November 1796 – Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, 29 July 1877) was a Serbian historian, politician, statesman, and public figure. He was the first president of the Serbian Learned Society, the for ...
'', 1893
Petar Ubavkić, Alexander I of Serbia, 1895.jpg, ''Bust of Alexander I of Serbia'', 1895
Djurajaksickalemegdan.jpg, ''Bust of Đura Jakšić'', 1896
Takovski ustanak.jpg, ''Takovo uprising'', 1900
Петар Убавкић, Бранислава Симић 1904.jpg, ''Bust of Branislava Simić'', 1904
Đura Daničić.JPG, ''Bust of Đura Daničić''
See also
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Đorđe Jovanović
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Simeon Roksandić
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Risto Stijović
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Sreten Stojanović
References
3. Church of St. Paraskeve in Ćurlina: http://www.nisandbyzantium.org.rs/manastiri_i_crkve_grada_nisa/engleski/MONUMENT%20TO%20THE%20KING%20MILAN%20OBRENOVIC.html
External links
Biography online SANU
Serbian painters
Serbian sculptors
Male sculptors
1852 births
1910 deaths
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