The thematic guidance “The Influence of Italian Art on Serbian Painting” through the exhibition “Inspired by Italy” of the Gallery of Matica Srpska will be organized on Wednesday, September 25th, 2024, at 6 p.m., as well as on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at 11 a.m. Art historian Jelena Marković will guide you through the part of the exhibition that refers to the emergence of new themes and motifs for which Serbian painters found inspiration in Italian art.
Serbian art of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, as well as earlier eras, was created in the spirit of the Byzantine artistic tradition, which is why today we can only speak incompletely about Italian influences on Serbian art. Hints of the presence of elements of art created on the soil of the Apennine peninsula, begin to be more clearly expressed in the works of the generation of Serbian artists from the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, and especially during the 19th century. Historical and social changes, the migration of the Serbian population towards the north of Europe and the borders of the Habsburg Empire, also influenced the transformation of Serbian art.
When the first signs of acceptance of early Renaissance culture appear in Serbian history and how the Italian influence continues to develop in Serbian art until the early 20th century, you will find out during this guide.