Branko Šenoa
Branko (Branimir) Šenoa (7 August 1879 – 4 December 1939) was a Croatian painter, graphic artist and art historian.[1]
He was born in Zagreb, the son of the prominent writer August Šenoa.[1] In 1910, he married Nasta Rojc with the understanding that the marriage would be in name only.[2]: 57 [3]: 34 After graduating law and philosophy in Zagreb, he received his PhD in art history in 1912. He attended school of painting by Oton Iveković and a course in graphic design by Menci Clement Crnčić.
He served as the director of the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, and held several positions related to cultural heritage and art. He was a corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts. He died, aged 60, in Zagreb.
As a painter, his work was focused on landscapes and cityscapes in etching, sceneries and illustrations.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Šenoa, Branko (Branimir)", Proleksis Encyclopedia (in Croatian), Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, December 2013, retrieved January 1, 2014
- ^ Dimitrijević, Olga; Baker, Catherine (2017). "2. British-Yugoslav Lesbian Networks During and After the Great War". In Baker, Catherine (ed.). Gender in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe and the USSR. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 49–63. ISBN 978-1-137-52803-2.
- ^ Zorko, Katarina (2019). Žene slikarice u Hrvatskoj na prijelazu 19. i 20. stoljeća [Women Painters in Croatia at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries] (Diplomski rad) (in Croatian). Rijeka, Croatia: University of Rijeka. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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