Galerija Klovićevi dvori opened in 1982, as a “specialized fine art museum with a state mandate”. It’s the “largest gallery institution in Croatia”. The gallery is named after 16th-century Croatian artist Juraj Julije Klović, considered one of the “greatest manuscript illuminators of the Italian Renaissance”.
The Artistic Collection of Bishop Đura Kokša – Seal of Faith, Trace of Art
I visited to view the exhibition of Bishop Đura Kokša – Seal of Faith, Trace of Art. The impressive gallery “captures artistic phenomena and cultural events from prehistory to present”. There are four exhibition floors with up to thirty showings per year.
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“In Croatian Naïve Art, you can see a strange perspective effect, strong use of patterns without lessening of colour intensity towards the background/distance, and use of details where they should be decreased.” croatia4me
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Bishop Kokša began his art collection in 1942, during the “height of World War II”. The works displayed at Klovićevi Dvori are indescribably beautiful and contain a collection of over 700 magnificent pieces by Croatian, Italian, Hungarian, Montenegrin, and other “Old Masters,” as well as work by 20th century Croatian and foreign artists. I was mesmerized, and another visit is necessary to wrap my head around the history and significance of the extraordinary art collection.
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“Futurism was an Italian art movement of the early twentieth century that aimed to capture in art the dynamism and energy of the modern world.” www.tate.org.uk
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Futurism, Metaphysical, and Croatian Naïve Art
In this post, I’m sharing several of my favorites. Other than exhibition description wall narratives, there were no handouts or audio, so some of the information was hard to grasp. Anyone interested in a particular artist can Google for details.
Futurism and Metaphysical paintings were stunning, as was the collection of Croatian Naïve Art. Honestly, every painting in the exhibition was outstanding!
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“Metaphysical Art – Pittura Metafisica – was an early twentieth century Italian art movement typified by dream-like views of eerie arcaded squares with unexpected juxtapositions of objects.” www.tate.org.uk
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