Vasa Ostojić
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Vasa Ostojić or Vasilije Ostojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Васа/Василије Остојић; 1730–1791) was a Serbian Baroque painter of icons and frescoes.[1][2]
Vasa Ostojić | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1730 |
| Died | 1791 (aged 60–61) |
| Known for | Painting |
Life
Ostojić was born in Sremski Karlovci, in the Habsburg Military Frontier in 1730.
He collaborated with monk-painter Amvrosije Jankovićon church projects in Sremski Karlovci.[3][4][5][6] He was once Dimitrije Bačević's pupil and assistant.[7]
His notable works include the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Assumption (Uspenska crkva) in Novi Sad,[8] St. Nicholas in Irig and Neradin (1760), the iconostasis in the Orthodox church in Voganj and the iconostasis in the monastery church of Rakovac.[9] Additionally, he created the iconostasis of the Church of Saint Demetrius in Buda (lost in the Great Tabán Fire of 1810), and most notably, the iconostasis in the Annunciation Church in Szentendre.[10]
Ostojić was under the influences of Russian and Ukrainian Baroque masters.[11][12]
Later in life, he was ennobled for his artistic achievements.[2][13]
Ostojić died in Novi Sad in 1791.