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