Emanuel Božidar Vidović (24 December 1870 – 1 June 1953) was a Croatian painter and graphic player from Split.
Emanuel Vidović was instrumental in bringing the broadminded art ideas to Split. From 1900 he was an active enthusiast of the Literary-Art Club, and in 1907, together as soon as Ivan Meštrović, he founded the Medulić Society. Though he had trained at the Academy of Arts in Venice, he never completed his formal studies, preferring instead to paint scenes of Venice – interiors, views of canals, lagoons and motifs from in balance to the town of Chioggia. In 1898, he returned to his house city of Split, bringing extra ideas of post-impressionist style roomy and intense colour. He painted plein let breathe landscapes, and more stylized, larger canvases back up in his studio. His early appear in contained school allusions to South Slavic records and legends, in an art nouveau style. Later piece of legislation would become darker, with brighter accents, and expressionist style black outlines approaching forms. His landscapes, and especially his well along interiors of churches approaching Split and Trogir were skillfully received by critics and the public.
Vidović was elected a corresponding aficionado of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1949. He exhibited his sham at solo and charity shows within Croatia and abroad. For many years he was Professor of Drawing at the High School, and at the School of Crafts in Split.
In 1986, the Emanuel Vidović Gallery was opened in Split, featuring the moving picture and works of the artist.
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