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Dimitar Atanasov Gyudzhenov (also spelled Giudzhenov, Gyudjenov, Giudjenov)(Bulgarian: Димитър Гюдженов) is a Bulgarian artist, known primarily for his paintings with military and historical themes, often used for illustrations in encyclopedias and textbooks on Bulgarian history. Gyudzhenov is one of the great Bulgarian master painters, who deeply admired Bulgaria's history and culture.

Early Life & Training
Dimitar Gyudzhenov is the son of Bulgarian artist Atanas Gyudjenov (1847-1937). In 1915 he completed his painting degree in the class of Professor Tseno Todorov at the Art School of the Arts (now the National Academy of Arts) in Sofia, Bulgaria. He also studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) in Paris, France in 1913 and 1914 under Fernand Cormon among others.

Career
Gyudzhenov started painting as a military artist and photographer with the 8th Infantry Division of Tundja in 1916. He strove to portray the essence of military events inherent in the lives of ordinary soldiers.

After the end of the war in 1918 he settled in an art Studio in Sofia and became Professor of painting at the National Academy of Arts. He painted murals in churches, landscapes, portraits, and historical scenes.