Ivan Kovalčik Mileševac

Ivan Kovalčik Mileševac (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ковалчик Милешевац; March 3, 1968 - March 30, 2017), Prijepolje, Yugoslavia, Serbia) was a Serbian icon and fresco painter - the Prime Master of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Mileševa.[1] At the initiative of the National Museums of Prijepolje and Belgrade headed by directors Slavoljub Pušica and Jefta Jeftović in reconstruction projects of Nemanjic's endowments, in collaboration with SANU and under the supervision of the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Kraljevo,[2] with the blessing of Serbian Patriarch Pavle and by blessing of episcops (bishops) of the Eparchy (dioceses) of Mileševa, Vasilije Veinović and Filaret Mićević, painted a larger number of iconostasis[3] for the Serbian Orthodox Church in churches and monasteries of the Eparchy of Mileševa. Since 2006. he has lived in Novi Sad, where within the rules of Church painting, works on making icons and frescoes in the Byzantine style.

Ivan Kovalčik Mileševac
Iconographer and painter
Born (1968-03-03) March 3, 1968
Prijepolje, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Known forPainting
MovementChristian iconography

Significant projects

in the Eparchy of Mileševa:[4]

  • 1998 - Iconostasis for Monastery Davidovica, dedicated to the Baptism of the Lord - 13th century
  • 2002 - Iconostasis for Monastery Kumanica, dedicated to St. Archangel Gavrilo - 14th century
  • 2005 - Iconostasis for Monastery Dubnica, dedicated to the Holy Trinity - 14th century
  • 2012 - Iconostasis for Monastery Janja, devoted to the Righteous Joachim and Anne - 15th century

Works
  • St.John the Baptist-Birth, author work-unique, egg tempera on wood, 103,5x83 cm, 2001.
  • White Angel-Resurrection, author work-unique, oil on canvas,40x60cm(53x74), 2013.
  • Queen of Heaven, author work-unique, egg tempera on wood panel 80x59cm, hand-carved maple frame 102x82cm, 1998.
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References
  1. Hands Full of White Angels (Serbo-Croatian: Pune ruke Belih Anđela)
  2. Unquenchable lamp above Uvac (Serbo-Croatian: Neugasivo kandilo iznad Uvca)
  3. Monastery of the Holy righteous Joachim and Anna (Serbo-Croatian: Manastir Svetih pravednih Joakima i Ane)
  4. Renewed monasteries Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
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