Uroš Predić
Uroš Predić ( Serbian - Cyrillic Урош Предић ; * December 7, 1857 in Orlovat , † February 11, 1953 in Belgrade ) was one of the most important Yugoslav painters of realism . Predić is particularly known for his monumental historical painting Kosovka devojka ( The Girl from the Blackbird Field ) , as well as for his many portraits. He often addressed Serbian medieval history .
Although Predic's work was destroyed by World War II, it is known that a. Painted 13 pictures according to ancient motifs, such as "Nestor mediates between Achilles and Agamemnon", "Numa Pompilius", "Lycurgus the legislature", "King Eumenes before the Roman Senate", "Cicero and Catilina" and "Aristotle at the court of King Philip "and" Constantine gives freedom to Christians ". Predic thus created a very learned program that reflected the state structure of the Austrian monarchy and its goals at the time.
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| SURNAME | Predić, Uroš |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orlovat , Serbia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1953 |
| Place of death | Belgrade , Serbia |