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Poprsja na pročelju Narodnog kazališta

Busts at the Façade of the National Theatre

1895

Zagreb / Poprsja na pročelju Narodnog kazališta

Description

At the front and side façades of the towers on the north end of the National Theatre are four busts of Croatian poets and componists, of which the sculptor is unknown.

Demeter	Palmotić	Gundulić	Lisinski
Dimitrija Demeter (Zagreb 1811 - Zagreb 1872) Greek Croatian poet, dramatist, short story writer and literary critic (Wikipedia).	Junije Palmotić (also Junius Palmotta; Dubrovnik 1607 - Dubrovnik 1657) Croatian baroque writer, poet and dramatist from the Republic of Ragusa (Wikipedia).	Ivan Gundulić (Dubrovnik 1589 - Dubrovnik 1638) Croatian baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa (Wikipedia).	Vatroslav Lisinski (born Ignatius Fuchs; Zagreb 1819 - Zagreb 1854) Croatian composer (Wikipedia).

Zagreb - Poprsja na pročelju Narodnog kazališta

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Zagrebu.

Locatie (N 45°48'34" - E 15°58'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hr059; Photograph: 8 September 2016
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