Kruno Prijatelj
| Kruno Prijatelj | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1922 Split |
| Died |
1998 Split |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Fields | Art history |
| Institutions | University of Zagreb, University of Zadar |
| Known for | discovery of Biagio di Giorgio da Traù |
Kruno Prijatelj (1922 in Split – 1998), was an Croatian art historian, art critic and University professor.
Significant was his contribution to the history of art in Dalmatia, as he revealed many previously unknown artists and solving many problems of attribution.
At the time he was indisputably one of the greatest connoisseurs of Baroque in Dalmatia, so as to be called Prijatelj od Baroka (Friend of the Baroque).[1]
Biography
Kruno Prijatelj was born in Split, Croatia. The formation of Prijatelj took place during the turbulent period of the Second World War he studied art history between Zagreb and Rome, finally he graduated in University of Zagreb in 1946. The following year he received his Ph.D. in Zagreb, with a thesis Baroque in Split.
Between 1950 - 1979, he worked as director in Gallery of Fine Arts, Split. These years were the most fertile of his life, providing a formidable contribution to the knowledge of art history in Croatia. Kruno Prijatelj was the most important Croatian scholar of his generation in the field of Dalmatian art history, particularly Baroque period.
He wrote about great figures of the Dalmatian art, but he also rediscoved lesser-known artists such as Matteo Ponzone. Courageous its attribution of several works to Biagio di Giorgio da Traù, an itinerant Italian painter with scattered acts between Zadar, Trogir, Split, Dubrovnik, Ston and Čiovo.
Since 1972, he taught contemporary art history at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, as adjunct professor. From 1979, he taught art history at the University of Zadar until his retirement in 1991. Since 1968, he was a regular member of Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts.
He died in Split 1998.
Selected works
- Barok u Splitu, Split 1947
- Ivan Duknović, (1957.)
- Studije o umjetninama u Dalmaciji I, Zagreb 1963
- Klasicistički slikari Dalmacije, Split 1964
- Le opere di Matteo Ponzone in Dalmazia , in Arte Veneta, XX, 1966, pp. 153–154.
- Slikar Blaž Jurjev, 1965
- Studije o umjetninama u Dalmaciji II, Zagreb 1968
- Studije o umjetninama u Dalmaciji III, Zagreb 1975
- Studije o umjetninama u Dalmaciji IV, Zagreb 1983
- Dalmatinsko slikarstvo 15. i 16. stoljeća, Zagreb 1983
- Antun Motika (1902.-1992.), Zagreb 1992
- Kroz povijest umjetnosti u Dalmaciji (XIII-XIX. st.), Split 1995
References
- ↑ This is an untranslatable play on words in english, since prijatelj in Croatian means friend
External links
- Maroević, Tonko (1998). "In memoriam" (PDF). Radovi Instituta za povijest umjetnosti (in Croatian) (Institut povijesti umjetnosti) (22): 211–217. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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