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Tsanko Lavrenov () was a Bulgarian painter and
/ref> Lavrenov is best known for his cityscapes of the old town of
/ref> Lavrenov graduated at the French college in Plovdiv. In 1921-22, he enrolled at a private art school in
* The Old Plovdiv (1930)
* Transfiguration Monastery
* Kurshum han (1937)
* The Church of St Sophia in Ohrid (1942)
* Saint Pantaleon Church in Veles, Macedonia (1943)
* Still life with flowers of the field (1944)
* The Old Plovdiv - diptych (1946)
* The Old Plovdiv (1974–75)
Tsanko Lavrenov at pravoslavieto.com
Tsanko Lavrenov at bezramka.bg
Tsanko Lavrenov at Loran gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lavrenov, Tsanko Cityscape artists 1896 births 1978 deaths Artists from Plovdiv 20th-century Bulgarian painters 20th-century Bulgarian male artists Bulgarian male painters
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born in 1896, deceased in 1978.
He is one of the most prominent, influential and distinctive Bulgarian artists of the 20th century. A modernist influenced by the Symbolism and the Secession
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,Loran gallery/ref> Lavrenov is best known for his cityscapes of the old town of
Plovdiv
Plovdiv (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, second-largest city in Bulgaria, 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 490,983 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub ...
as well as his monasteries cycle.
Biography and career
Tsanko Ivanov Lavrenov was born on November 24, 1896, in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. His grandfather Lavrentiy was a bookman, copyist of catholic manuscripts.Tsanko Lavrenov biography at pravoslavieto.com/ref> Lavrenov graduated at the French college in Plovdiv. In 1921-22, he enrolled at a private art school in
Vienna
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Selected works
* The Old Plovdiv (1930)
* Transfiguration Monastery
* Kurshum han (1937)
* The Church of St Sophia in Ohrid (1942)
* Saint Pantaleon Church in Veles, Macedonia (1943)
* Still life with flowers of the field (1944)
* The Old Plovdiv - diptych (1946)
* The Old Plovdiv (1974–75)
Holy Mountain cycle
* Zograf Monastery (1936) * The main gate of Vatopedi monastery (1941) * General view of Helandariou monastery (1942) * The port of Zograf Monastery (1958)References
External links
Tsanko Lavrenov at pravoslavieto.com
Tsanko Lavrenov at bezramka.bg
Tsanko Lavrenov at Loran gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lavrenov, Tsanko Cityscape artists 1896 births 1978 deaths Artists from Plovdiv 20th-century Bulgarian painters 20th-century Bulgarian male artists Bulgarian male painters