Nikola Marinov
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Nikola Marinov Abadzhiev was a Bulgaria
n painter and teacher.
Marinov was born in the town of Targovishte
in 1879. His interest in painting began in the high school. After that he continued his education in Academy of Arts (Accademia Albertina) in Turin
, Italy
where some of his teachers were Andrea Tavernier and Giacomo Grosso. He graduated in 1903 and has stayed to paint in Itally for two more years.
After the returning in Bulgaria
in 1906 he consecutively worked as a teacher in Sofia
until 1919 and with the Ministry of Education and Science (1919–1921). Between 1921 and 1940 he was a professor in the National Academy of Arts
, Sofia
where he served as Chancellor in the period 1935-1937. Among his students were some of the eminent Bulgarian artists such as: Ilia Beshkov
and Ivan Nenov
.
He worked mostly in the art of painting as he had preference for water-color
. Marinov has also done a great number of frescoes in churches in Plovdiv
, Lovech
, Biala Cherkva, Pernik
and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
in Sofia
.
The town art gallery in Targovishte
is named after him in his honour and many of his works are exhibited there. As well there is a high school in the town named Nikola Marinov.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n painter and teacher.
Marinov was born in the town of Targovishte
Targovishte
Targovishte is a city in Bulgaria, capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. The town is 335 km away to the north-east from the capital Sofia and about 125 km to the west from the city of Varna...
in 1879. His interest in painting began in the high school. After that he continued his education in Academy of Arts (Accademia Albertina) in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
where some of his teachers were Andrea Tavernier and Giacomo Grosso. He graduated in 1903 and has stayed to paint in Itally for two more years.
After the returning in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in 1906 he consecutively worked as a teacher in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
until 1919 and with the Ministry of Education and Science (1919–1921). Between 1921 and 1940 he was a professor in the National Academy of Arts
National Academy of Arts
The National Academy of Arts is an institution of higher education in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is the oldest and most renowned academy of arts in the country....
, Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
where he served as Chancellor in the period 1935-1937. Among his students were some of the eminent Bulgarian artists such as: Ilia Beshkov
Ilia Beshkov
Ilia Beshkov Dunov was a Bulgarian artist , writer and pedagogue.Beshkov was born in Dolni Dabnik, nowadays a small town near Pleven in Pleven Province, central northern Bulgaria. In 1918–1920, he studied at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University and briefly returned to his native Dolni Dabnik as...
and Ivan Nenov
Ivan Nenov
Ivan Nenov is a Bulgarian painter born in Kyustendil . Husband of Ekaterina Savova-Nenova.He was member of the Bulgarian Academy of Fine Arts....
.
He worked mostly in the art of painting as he had preference for water-color
Watercolor painting
Watercolor or watercolour , also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle...
. Marinov has also done a great number of frescoes in churches in Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Lovech
Lovech
Lovech is a town in north-central Bulgaria with a population of 36,296 as of February 2011. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The town is located about 150 km northeast from the capital city of Sofia...
, Biala Cherkva, Pernik
Pernik
Pernik is a city in western Bulgaria with a population of 81,052 . It is the main city of Pernik Province and lies on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Viskyar, Vitosha and Golo Bardo mountains.Originally the site of a Thracian fortress founded in the 4th century BC,...
and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of Sofia's symbols...
in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
.
The town art gallery in Targovishte
Targovishte
Targovishte is a city in Bulgaria, capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. The town is 335 km away to the north-east from the capital Sofia and about 125 km to the west from the city of Varna...
is named after him in his honour and many of his works are exhibited there. As well there is a high school in the town named Nikola Marinov.