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4 unusual facts about Andrija Zmajević


Andrija Zmajević

The palace was frescoed by his protégé, the talented local painter Tripo Kokolja.

His only published work, the song "Od pakla" ("Hell") saw the light of day in Venice in 1727.

His inspiration comes both from current events and from Serbian history and epic so that he often mentions Nemanja, Miloš Obilić and other historical and legendary figures.

Bijela, Herceg Novi

As noted by the chronicler Andrija Zmajević, the future Pope's father was Piergentile di Giacomo, who was born in the village Bjelske Kruševice near Bijela and moved to Italy to escape the Ottoman conquest.



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