Ferdo Kovačević

From 1902, he was a drawing teacher at the Forestry Academy then, after 1905, at the Arts and Crafts School.

He also taught geometry, perspective and decorative painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb; becoming a professor there in 1917 and an Academician in 1919.

In his early period, he was influenced by Symbolism; painting dark forests and cemeteries.

Later, he came under the influence of Impressionism; painting river scenes and landscapes with snow.

He participated in designing decorations for the National and University Library when it was moved to a new building in 1913 and he was among the artists who provided murals and icons for Križevci Cathedral.