Peter Ubavkić (12 April 1852 – 28 June 1910) 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.[1] He was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Petar Ubavkić | |
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| Born | 12 April 1852 |
| Died | 28 June 1910 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Education | Vienna, Munich |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Biography edit
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 with an itinerant Italian artist, then living in Belgrade. He pursued his studies in art in Pančevo. 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.[2] He has made numerous public monuments, among his best known works are busts of Vuk Karadžić, Prince Miloš and Đura Daničić.
Petar Ubavkić died in Belgrade on Vidovdan, 28 June 1910 and was buried in the New Cemetery.[3]
Legacy edit
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.
Gallery edit
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Bust of Jovan Gavrilović, 1893 -
Bust of Alexander I of Serbia, 1895 -
Bust of Đura Jakšić, 1896 -
Takovo uprising, 1900 -
Bust of Branislava Simić, 1904 -
Bust of Đura Daničić
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Biography online SANU". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Medaković, Dejan. "Likovna umetnost 18. i 19. veka". Archived from the original on 30 May 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Na dan 28.6.1910.: Umro Petar Ubavkić, srpski vajar". www.nadanasnjidan.net. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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
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