Basil Danilović, un fotograf bănățean la curtea Regelui Milan I al Serbiei

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Authors: Etnografie și Artă Plastică Lugoj Muzeul de Istorie, Cristian Oliviu Gaidos
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Abstract

Basil Danilović, a Serbian photographer born in Becicherecul Mare in 1842, was awarded the title of "Purveyor to the Royal Serbian Court" in 1884.Between 1871 and 1874, he managed the Stockmann photographic studio in Timișoara, and from 1875, he became a partner of photographer Lazar Letzter.Together, they opened a modern photographic studio in Piața Sf.Gheorghe, Timișoara.After photographing the Romanian King Carol I's visit to Belgrade in 1884, Danilović, attracted by the opportunities in the Serbian capital, moved there with his wife, Sidonia, in 1885.He developed a friendship with the Roman Catholic priest Josef Brand, himself an amateur photographer.A member of the prestigious Photographische Gesellschaft in Vienna (1875), Danilović photographed the Serbian royal family Obrenović on many occasions.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Photographic and Visual Arts Photography and Visual Culture Biographical and Historical Analysis

Publication details

Journal / source
Ziridava Studia Historica
Volume
30
Pages
107–127
Publication date
28 January 2026