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| Uros Knezevic (1811–1876) | ||||||||||
| A painter from the late Romantic period, Knezevic was born in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia, and is mainly remembered for his portraits of prominent figures, particularly leaders of the first Serbian uprising (1804–13). He began his artistic education at a local drawing school before moving to Pančevo around 1830, where he studied under Konstantin Daniel, an icon painter for the local cathedral. For about a decade in Serbia, Knezevic worked as a portraitist, commissioned by Prince Miloš Obrenović, as well as various state officials, military officers, merchants, and their families. After creating icons for the Belgrade Cathedral in 1844, he relocated to Vienna, where he spent three years at the city's fine arts academy. He exhibited at the Vienna Art Exhibition in 1846 before returning to Belgrade the following year. With a refreshed approach to painting that favoured brighter hues, warmer tones, and more dignified compositions, Knezevic quickly became a sought-after portrait artist. While his work sometimes lacked consistency, he is regarded as one of the most significant Serbian portrait painters of the 19th century. He died in Belgrade. | ||||||||||
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