Classicistic room

The room is furnished with an inventory with the stylistic characteristics of classicism (the transition from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century). It includes living room furniture: a table decorated with inlays, chairs, a deck chair, a commode and a cabinet that was used for writing and storing documents. The space is additionally complemented by two Napleonic era chandeliers, which show strong Egyptian influences.

The paintings also have classicism features and well-preserved original frames. Besides other members of the Drašković family, one can see here a portrait of a young man with mustache, which is the portrait of Janko Drašković's younger brother, Juraj V, born in 1773.

Juraj V, Janko Drašković's brother

As was the custom of the time, Janko Drašković's younger brother, Juraj V, following the completion of his studies, served with the military which he quit due to poor health. He retired to the Božjakovina estate and for several years dedicated himself solely to the managing of the estate. He soon grew bored with such a life and began traveling across Europe where he got into touch with progressive ideas of the French bourgeoise revolution. It was the era of the Habsburg Monarchy, which was marked by the rigid regime of Chancellor Metternich, and Juraj V was also under the police surveillance. The political climate and the way of life in his homeland caused this liberal aristocrat to leave Croatia and settle permanently on a purschased estate in Switzerland.

Highly educated and multilingual, he socialized with known personalities of liberal inclinations. In 1835, he published the first volume of his journal Free-thinking Thoughts (Freimüthige Gedanken), a periodical that was banned in the territory of the Austrian Empire. The journal featured his texts as well as literary and poetic contributions written in French and German of other writers. It often expressed Juraj Drašković's preference for the works of the members of the Croatian national revival movement and particularly his enthusiasm for the activities of his brother Janko revolving around the advancement of folk thought and literature.