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Heroin-Nadezda Petrovic (12 October 1873 – 3 April 1915) III

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In the whirlwind of the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 Nadezda Petrovic was engaged as a volunteer nurse and fully dedicated to the care of wounded and sick. Logged letter that is sent from the combat area family are also documentary and historical testimonies and records of intense feelings and mental states through which the artist passed watching the consequences of war. In mid-October 1912, writes from Raska: We live here in constant jauku wounded, bandaging wounds and studying, occupation of our heroic army, their marches, their welcome and accompaniment to the battlefield to them hence the wounded receive and nurture. However, everything goes with enthusiasm and pleasure.

All we really look to my brothers, and their cries sister, sister! – are true and make me proud that I can help them. Attends military operations in the Prizren and on this occasion produced a famous photograph of Nadezhda staring into the distance, dressed in dark clothing with hospital coat under his arm and a bouquet of violets pinned on the belt. Breaks between remedying violations carried out the painting. Through the language of modernism, in the cycle of war work, Nadezhda picture symbols of Serbian history and culture, such as the monastery of Gracanica, Decani, Prizren town, Vezirovog bridge. He writes: We can all die, but we have to preserve our monuments.

National themes testify to Nadezhdin efforts for freedom and the preservation of the identity of the Serbian nation. In addition to painting, a camera recorded scenes and events around you, although there is little known is that photo passionately attracted artists. For his contribution to the country unconditionally made during the First and Second Balkan War was awarded the Medal of Bravery and the Order of the Red Cross.

The news of the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand finds Nadeždu in Venice, a publication of the First World War is said to return to their homeland in order to once again serve his beloved people. Supreme Command awarded her debt nurses in field hospitals Supreme Headquarters Danube Division. Thoughts and feelings presented in a letter to the family, which bear witness to the Battle of stone Tomcat The fighting led to this situation were more than bitter and desperate, fighting for extermination.

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