Ambroz Testen
| Ambroz Janez Tasten | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 August 1897 Loka pri Mengšu, Kamnik, Slovenia |
| Died |
7 January 1984 Zadar, Croatia |
| Nationality | Slovene |
| Notable work |
Dvije duše razgovaraju (Two souls talking) Križni put (Stations of the Cross) |
| Style | watercolor painting |
| Movement | expressionism[1][2] |
Ambroz Janez Testen (Loka pri Mengšu, 31 August 1897 - Zadar, 7 January 1984) was franciscan and croatian expressionistic painter of slovenian descent.[3]
He was born in village Loka pri Mengšu near Kamnik in northern Slovenia. He moved to Croatia as a teenager to become a Franciscan. His monk name was Benedict.[4]
Before World War I he lived in a monastery on Košljun, a tiny island near Krk. He fought on Italian Front in Tirol and Duchy of Styria.[4] After World War I, in 1920, he deserted and escape to Dubrovnik where he took the name Ambroz.[1]
He lived two years in Cavtat monastery, where he learned painting from Vlaho Bukovac,[2] famous Croatian painter who had his workroom there.[1][4]
He also learned watercolor painting from Maksimilijan Vanka.[2] In 1929 he moved to Pelješac, where he got to know Celestin Medović.[4]
From 1939 to 1961 he lived in a monastery on island Krapanj where he painted a lot of his famous works. After World War II, he shortly lived in Šibenik.
He died in Zadar on 7 January 1984.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Croatian Encyclopedia online, Testen, Ambroz Janez, accessdate 14 July 2016 (in Croatian)
- 1 2 3 4 www.akademija-art.hr, Galery of Ambroz Testen, accessdate 14 July 2016 (in Croatian)
- ↑ Slovenci.hr - council of Slovenes of Croatia, Exhibition of Slovenian born artist Ambroz Testen, 18 March 2013, accessdate 14 July 2013 (in Croatian) (in Slovene)
- 1 2 3 4 Vladimir Lončarević, Udivljenje vjerom Ambroza Testena, catholic week magazine Glas Koncila, no. 21 (2187), 21 July 2016, p. 21 (in Croatian)