Miletić
Predrag Miletić
- Bearer
- Predrag V. Miletić
- Subsidiary armigers
- Vuk P. Miletić and Tadija P. Miletić
- Title
- Dramatic artist
- Place
- Niš / Belgrade
- Year
- 2012.
- Registration
- Serbian Heraldry Society
- Roll number
- 3/20-II-08-012/A-II
- Author
- Marko Drašković, MA
- Review
- Prof. Dr Aleksandar Palavestra
- Artist
- Tihomir Ačanski
Blazon
Divided vertically (per pale) into a gold dexter and a black sinister field. On each field is a Greek sphinx. The sphinxes face each other, in counterchanged colours (black on gold, gold on black), with their tails pointing towards the base of the shield. Both sphinxes wear gold theatrical masks: the dexter with the face of comedy, the sinister with the face of tragedy.
Red, lined with gold.
A tournament helm, burnished, shown in half-profile.
A golden lute.
Golden, scrolled and forked at the ends.
Beneath the shield is written SEMPER AD MELIORA (Always towards better things).
Symbolism and meaning
The arms of Mr Predrag Miletić, a distinguished actor of the National Theatre in Belgrade, are unique and deeply personal insignia that unite a high theatrical calling with a hard family history.
The sphinxes on the shield, as ancient guardians of secrets, are shown here with the theatrical masks of comedy and tragedy, pointing directly to the bearer's lifelong and professional devotion to the stage. The crest with a gold lute further emphasises the musicality and artistic sensibility of the family.
The black field on the shield carries a quiet but lasting memory of the twenty-seven members of the Miletić family who tragically lost their lives during the Second World War and the break-up of Yugoslavia. This contrast of gold and black symbolises the light of art set against the darkness of historical suffering.
The motto “SEMPER AD MELIORA” (Always towards better things) is the optimistic watchword by which the bearer is guided, pointing to a constant striving for spiritual and artistic perfection. The arms were verified by the Heraldic College, reviewed by Professor Aleksandar Palavestra.
