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Ivan Meštrović

1883 - 1962

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Ivan Meštrović (Croatian: [ǐʋan mɛ̂ʃtrɔʋit͡ɕ] ; 15 August 1883 – 16 January 1962) was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pavao Bilinić's Stone Workshop in Split and at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he was formed under the influence of the Secession. He traveled throughout Europe and studied the works of ancient and Renaissance masters, especially Michelangelo, and French sculptors Auguste Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle and Aristide Maillol. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Meštrović is the 46th most popular sculptor (down from 39th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Sculptor.

Ivan Meštrović is most famous for his sculptures of the Madonna and Child.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Ivan Meštrović ranks 46 out of 258. Before him are César Manrique, Eduardo Chillida, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Claes Oldenburg, Veit Stoss, and Magdalena Abakanowicz. After him are Vera Mukhina, Paeonius, Tilman Riemenschneider, Andrea della Robbia, Alcamenes, and Chares of Lindos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Ivan Meštrović ranks 49. Before him are Erich Heckel, Döme Sztójay, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, Giovanni Messe, Max Linder, and Alexandros Papagos. After him are Gusztáv Jány, Gino Severini, Marie Laurencin, Alexander Yegorov, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, and Lauri Kristian Relander. Among people deceased in 1962, Ivan Meštrović ranks 38. Before him are Therese Neumann, C. Wright Mills, Joseph Berchtold, Hanns Eisler, Jacques Ibert, and Killing of Peter Fechter. After him are Dušan Simović, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Eiji Yoshikawa, Leonardo De Lorenzo, M. Visvesvaraya, and Gianna Beretta Molla.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ivan Meštrović ranks 46 out of 700. Before him are Tomislav Ivić (1933), Veljko Kadijević (1925), Dubravka Ugrešić (1949), Dražan Jerković (1936), Tomislav of Croatia (null), and Felix Weingartner (1863). After him are Ljudevit Gaj (1809), Josip Skoblar (1941), Matthias Flacius (1520), Siniša Mihajlović (1969), Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815), and Francis, Duke of Teck (1837).

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Among SCULPTORS In Croatia

Among sculptors born in Croatia, Ivan Meštrović ranks 1. After him are Francesco Laurana (1430), and Giorgio da Sebenico (1410).

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