Vjekoslav Karas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vjekoslav Karas

Croatian painter

Date of Birth: 19-May-1821

Place of Birth: Karlovac, Karlovac County, Croatia

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1858

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Vjekoslav Karas (19 May 1821 - 5 July 1858) was a Croatian painter, considered a pioneer of a new era of Croatian painting and art in general. Born in Karlovac, Croatia, Karas was educated in Italy.
He mostly painted biblical and religious themes but he was best known for his work on portraits.
In addition to painting, he also played the flute and the guitar.
In 1848 Karas returned to Croatia and taught at the Institute of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
By then, he was suffering from depression and attempted to commit suicide after which he spent some time living under the protection of bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer.
In 1858, still suffering from depression and living in poverty, Karas committed suicide by drowning in the Korana river in his native Karlovac.



Alternative names	Jovica-Vjekoslav Karas; Alois Karas; Vekoslav Karas
Description	Croatian painter
Date of birth/death	19 May 1821	5 July 1858
Location of birth/death	Karlovac	Karlovac
Work period	around 1830s - 1858
Work location	Italy, Croatia
Authority control	: Q2585393 VIAF: 81190429 ISNI: 0000 0000 6689 671X ULAN: 500074401 GND: 136927130