Ars Adriatica, No. 11, 2021.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.15291/aa.3565
Historical Painting and the Figure of King Tomislav Printed on Postcards for the 1000th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia in 1925
Ivan Kokeza
; Croatian History Museum
Abstract
The article focuses on historical painting and the figure of King Tomislav printed on postcards for the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia in 1925. In its original form, the figure of King Tomislav was represented on posters or paintings, and during 1925 it was reproduced on six postcards. Each of these six motifs has been analyzed in the context of their specific painting opuses, the general artistic situation in the interwar period, and the socio-political circumstances. The postcards have been considered exclusively as a means of mass communication mediating historical painting, i.e. the figure of King Tomislav and the rise of the Kingdom of Croatia. The conclusion assesses the role of historical painting as a means of communicating information related to the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia in 1925. Special focus has been on the role of printed reproductions and their importance in shaping the collective historical memory and national identity of wider social strata.
Keywords
historical painting; King Tomislav; Kingdom of Croatia; 1925; postcards
Hrčak ID:
269709
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2021.
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