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Takovo Uprising

Takovo Uprising 1813 (Paja Jovanović)
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Takovo Uprising 1813 (Paja Jovanović)

Takovo Uprising (Serbian: Takovski ustanak) is a painting by Paja Jovanović (born: Vrsac, 1859; died: Vienna 1957), one of the greatest Serbian realist painters. It represents the start of Second Serbian Uprising against Ottoman Empire in Takovo, 1813. The picture represents folk Prince Miloš Obrenović, founder of the House of Obrenović pleadging the oath in front of the people and saying the legendary words: Here I am and here you are: War to the Turks!

Its estimated value is €3,000,000. At the moment, it is exposed in a museum dedicated to the start of the Second Serbian uprising in Takovo.


 
 
 

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