A renowned painter who volunteered as a nurse and died of typhus.
Nadežda Petrović was the most significant Serbian painter of her time.
Wartime service
During the Balkan Wars and the First World War she volunteered as a nurse.
Death
She died of typhus in Valjevo in 1915 while tending to the wounded.
Legacy
She is remembered both as an artist and as a humanitarian.
Sources
Biografija Nadežde Petrović
Narodni muzej Beograd
Narodni muzej Beograd
Location
Valjevo
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