Famous people of Cavtat

Cavtat is a birthplace of many famous people who had a strong influence on Croatian history. On your walk along the promenade you can´t miss their monuments, which are the great proud of this small city. 

Baltazar Bogišić

Baltazar Bogišić  was Croatian scientist, legal and historical writer, a member of a number of other academies and scientific societies, and holder of several European awards. After studying at various European universities and graduating in Venice he received his doctorate in philosophy and law. He was also private scholar in Paris, where he published several papers on the legal and historical issues of Dubrovnik . He was a representative to express the historical legal school. He was one of the biggest Croatian bibliophile. You can see his monument at the beginning of the promenade in Cavtat, next to the harbour. 

Frano Supilo

Frano Supilo was a Croatian journalist, politician and writer. Supilo was elected to the leadership of the Party of Rights in 1895. He started the magazine Red Croatia and was its chief editor until 1899. It has developed a political idea of unification of Dalmatia with Croatian and soon with Ante Trumbića becomes the most prominent representative of the Dalmatian Liberal Party of Rights. Along with Stjepan Radić, Frano Supilo seems to be the greatest tragical figure of modern Croatian politics. The monument of Frano Supilo is situated at the end of the promenade, next to the Church of Our Lady of Snow.

Vlaho Bukovac

Vlaho Bukovac was a Croatian painter, born as Biagio Faggioni in the town of Cavtat south of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia. His life and work were eclectic, for the artist pursued his career in a variety of locales and his style changed greatly over the course of that career. Bukovac received his artistic education in Paris and then he became a student at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts. He is probably best known for his 1887 nude Une fleur (A Flower), which he created during his French period and which received attention in various reviews and publications during his lifetime.

If you are looking for the House of Vlaho Bukovac, you can find in exactly in the urban core in Cavtat. This house is special not only by its architecture and gardens, but primarily because of the heritage of the famous painter and Bukovac family.

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