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The museum is of interest both to numerous turists as well as to research scientists.
It houses some 200 paintings (most by Vlaho Bukovac, but some also by Ivanka Bukovac, Jelica Bukovac Radosavljević and Jelica Lela Radosavljević), drawings, sketches, correspondence, a collection of newspaper articles, relevant bibliography and a collection of photographs of Vlaho Bukovac and his family. The museum also holds the collection of furniture and items which belonged to the family.
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Paintings by Vlaho Bukovac
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Realist painter Vlaho Bukovac, one of the four children to a mother from Dubrovnik and a father of Italian origin (Vlaho's grandfather Giuseppe Faggioni emigrated from Genoa), was born in Cavtat on July 4, 1855.
Vlaho Bukovac had painted about 400 portraits and 150+ other paintings. He passed away in Prague on April 23, 1922. Generally, Vlaho's work is divided into four periods:
Paris (1877 - 1893) Vlaho was increasingly turning away from the academism of Cabanel and toward the impressionism. He considered himself a representative of the French modernism. Zagreb (1893 - 1898) Vlaho's most active period. He founded the Multicolored school and the Society of Croatian Artists, coinitiated the construction of the Art Pavillion and laid the groundwork for Croatian modernists. Cavtat (1898 - 1902) After the conflict with Isidor Krsnjavi (Minister of Culture and Education), Vlaho returned to his native Cavtat.He added a floor on the west side of his house and turned it into an atelier. Here he experimented with the new means of expression and new color solutions. Prague (1903 - 1922) Vlaho was a professor at the Academy of Prague. Czech historians of art credit him with being an outstanding pedagogue and for bringing the technique of pointillism to the Academy. |
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Streets of Cavtat
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Cavtat was rebuilt during the Renaissance according to the strict prescribes of the Ragusan Republic.
This album containts 80 photos. |
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Coming soon . . .
Landmarks in Cavtat, Beaches in Cavtat, Islands of Cavtat, Activities in Cavtat,
Dubrovnik (city walls), Konavle and Elafiti islands
Dubrovnik (city walls), Konavle and Elafiti islands
