Jakov Orfelin received his first artistic education from his uncle Zaharije Orfelin, with whom he collaborated on church commissions later. In 1766, he pursued his art studies in
Vienna at the Art Academy and took courses at the newly-founded engraving academy directed by
Jacob Matthias Schmutzer (1733-1811).[4]
One of his earliest work was the iconostasis in
Grgeteg Monastery (1774) which was in 1902 replaced with the iconostasis done by
Uroš Predić. In 1780-1781, he collaborated with
Teodor Kračun in the iconostasis painting of the St. Nicholas Cathedral of
Sremski Karlovci, considered by the
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts to be "a summit of Baroque painting in
Vojvodina".[5]
Works
Iconostases
The iconostasis of the St. Nicholas Cathedral of Sremski Karlovci is his most famous work.
Jakov Orfelin's representation of Tsar
Dušan the Mighty to illustrate Jovan Rajić's "Istorija raznih slovenskih narodov, najpače Bolgar, Horvatov i Serbov" (History of various Slav peoples, especially Bulgarians, Croats and Serbs),[19] published for the first time in 1768 and in an edition in four volumes in 1794-1795,[20] also served as a direct source of inspiration for those who came after him, for example,
Đura Jakšić's painting of the same ruler in 1857.
Jakov Orfelin received his first artistic education from his uncle Zaharije Orfelin, with whom he collaborated on church commissions later. In 1766, he pursued his art studies in
Vienna at the Art Academy and took courses at the newly-founded engraving academy directed by
Jacob Matthias Schmutzer (1733-1811).[4]
One of his earliest work was the iconostasis in
Grgeteg Monastery (1774) which was in 1902 replaced with the iconostasis done by
Uroš Predić. In 1780-1781, he collaborated with
Teodor Kračun in the iconostasis painting of the St. Nicholas Cathedral of
Sremski Karlovci, considered by the
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts to be "a summit of Baroque painting in
Vojvodina".[5]
Works
Iconostases
The iconostasis of the St. Nicholas Cathedral of Sremski Karlovci is his most famous work.
Jakov Orfelin's representation of Tsar
Dušan the Mighty to illustrate Jovan Rajić's "Istorija raznih slovenskih narodov, najpače Bolgar, Horvatov i Serbov" (History of various Slav peoples, especially Bulgarians, Croats and Serbs),[19] published for the first time in 1768 and in an edition in four volumes in 1794-1795,[20] also served as a direct source of inspiration for those who came after him, for example,
Đura Jakšić's painting of the same ruler in 1857.