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| Stevan Todorović (1832–1925) | ||||||||||
| Born in Novi Sad, Todorović was a pioneering Serbian painter who played a crucial role in establishing modern Serbian art and cultural institutions. He studied art in Vienna from 1850 to 1853 and also trained in Munich, with travels to Italy and a brief period in Paris. After settling in Belgrade in 1857, he opened the first art school in the city, where students learned drawing, singing, fencing, and gymnastic exercises. His artistic style evolved from Romanticism to Academicism throughout his lengthy career, with his best works executed in the Romantic spirit. Todorović's extensive legacy encompasses portraits, religious and historical paintings, landscapes, and numerous studies and drawings. He became particularly renowned for his royal portraits, including his famous depiction of Queen Natalie of Serbia, which later earned her the nickname 'Serbian Mona Lisa'. Beyond painting, he played a key role in the development of modern fencing in Serbia and the Sokol movement in Serbia, served as a war correspondent and painter during the Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878), documenting the conflict through art and providing visual records of the events, and collaborated extensively with his wife, painter Poleksija Todorović, on church iconostases throughout Serbia. His multifaceted contributions to Serbian cultural life extended well beyond art, making him a foundational figure in the country's modern cultural development. Todorović died in Belgrade. | ||||||||||
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