Antonije Kovačević
Antonije Kovačević in Serbian Cyrillic Антоније Ковачевић was a Serbian painter and scenic designer. Today his still-life paintings and icons are on display in the National Museum in Belgrade. He is best known, however, for many scenic designs for Đura Jakšić's plays.
Antonije Kovačević is credited with incorporating the new stagecraft into the Serbian drama. His designs integrated the scenic elements into the storytelling instead of having them separate and indifferent from the play's action. Antonije's style was referred to as realism, a combination of bold use of color and dramatic lighting. He is the author of many scenic designs during the heydays of the National Theatre in Belgrade in the 1870s.He also painted icons with his contemporary colleagues Steva Todorović and Nikola Marković.
