Тhe Gallery of Matica srpska
The Gallery of Matica srpska (Galerija Matice srpske, Галерија Матице српске) is one of the largest and oldest galleries in Serbia. It is located in the central zone of Novi Sad, next to Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection. The Gallery was established on 14 October 1847, with contributions from Sava Tekelija who left a valuable family portrait collection to the Matica Srpska, and other Serb merchants who made endowments and donations to the gallery.
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Тhe Gallery of Matica srpska

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The Gallery of Matica srpska (Galerija Matice srpske, Галерија Матице српске) is one of the largest and oldest galleries in Serbia. It is located in the central zone of Novi Sad, next to Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection. The Gallery was established on 14 October 1847, with contributions from Sava Tekelija who left a valuable family portrait collection to the Matica Srpska, and other Serb merchants who made endowments and donations to the gallery.
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The building of Gallery of Matica srpska was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979. The Gallery of Matica srpska has acted as an independent institution apart from Matica srpska since 1958. Collections in The Gallery of Matica srpska mostly consists of paintings from all periods of the national history of art.

The Gallery of Matica Srpska permanent exhibition2
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• Name — Gallery of Matica srpska • Native Name — Галерија Матице cрпске Galerija Matice srpske • Location — Novi Sad, Serbia • Type — Art museum National History Museum • Collection Size — More than 7,000 paintings • Director — Tijana Palkovljević Bugarski (2010–present) • Website — https: www.galerijamaticesrpske.rs/
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Monumental pictures and the hall for lectures • Illustration — Furniture and works of art, endowment of architect Dragiša Brašovan • Illustration — Furniture and works of art, • Illustration — Late Baroque art • Illustration — Icons and religious art • Illustration — Bust of king Peter of Serbia and works representing Serbian nobility • Illustration — The Proclamation of Dušan's Law Codex • Illustration — Portraits of 19th century elite • Illustration — (Un)covering • Illustration — Religious art • Illustration — Works by Paja Jovanović • Illustration — Modernism • Illustration — The Wounded Montenegrin by Paja Jovanović (1882) • Illustration — Girl with a canary by Novak Radonić (1865) • Illustration — Moravkinja by Uroš Predić (1879-1880)
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Тhe Gallery of Matica srpska was established or created on 14 October 1847.
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- 1.Liste des monuments culturels de Serbie par n° d'identifiant] (SK). heritage.gov.rs. site de l'Institut pour la protection du patrimoine de la république de Serbie.
- 2.The Gallery of Matica srpska. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 3.Lazar Dunđerski. graditeljins.wordpress.com. Site sur les « constructeurs » de Novi Sad.
- 4.Galerija Matice srpske. novisad.travel. Site de l'Office du tourisme de Novi Sad.
- 5.Filip Šmit. graditeljins.wordpress.com. Site sur les « constructeurs » de Novi Sad.
- 6.The Collection of the 18th Century Art in the Gallery of Matica srpska. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 7.Copies of the mural paintings in the monastery of Krušedol. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 8.Graphic Art of the 18th century. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 9.The Heritage of the Post-Byzantine tradition. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 10.Traditional painting. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 11.Paintings of the early Baroque. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 12.Paintings of the High Baroque. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 13.Iconostasis of the Metropolitan-Patriarch's Chapel - The choirloft of the Cathedral Church in Sremski Karlovci. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 14.Paintings of the Late Baroque. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 15.Portraits of the 18th century. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 16.Portraits de la famille Tekelija. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 17.New Themes - New Contents. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 18.The collection of Serbian Art of the 19th century. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 19.Religious paintings of the 19th century. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 20.Graphics of the 19th century. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 21.Neoclassicism : Arsenije (Arsa) Teodorović and Pavel Đurković. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 22.Biedermeier - Konstantin Danil, Nikola Aleksić. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 23.Romanticism. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 24.Historicism. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 25.Academicism. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 26.Orientalism. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 27.Realism - Đorđe Krstić. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 28.Symbolism - Stevan Aleksić. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 29.Nude - Đorđe Jovanović. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 30.The permanent collection of Serbian Art of the 20th century. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 31.Village. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 32.City. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
- 33.People. galerijamaticesrpske.rs. site de la galerie de la Matica srpska.
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