SCULPTOR

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 Pavle Bilinić's Stone Workshop in Split and at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he was formed under the influence of the Secession. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Meštrović has received more than 351,525 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ivan Meštrović is the 39th most popular sculptor (up from 49th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 45th 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 39 out of 258. Before him are Jean-Antoine Houdon, Jacopo della Quercia, Ossip Zadkine, Alexander Archipenko, Jean Tinguely, and Louise Bourgeois. After him are Józef Gosławski, César Manrique, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alcamenes, Veit Stoss, and Claes Oldenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Ivan Meštrović ranks 40. Before him are Mohammed Nadir Shah, A. S. Neill, Nina Ricci, Alexander Yegorov, Giovanni Messe, and Zaifeng, Prince Chun. After him are Döme Sztójay, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Marie Laurencin, Joseph Pilates, Gino Severini, and Georgios Papanikolaou. Among people deceased in 1962, Ivan Meštrović ranks 32. Before him are Charles Laughton, Alfred Cortot, Bruno Walter, Joseph Berchtold, Hans Lammers, and Ronald Fisher. After him are Jacques Ibert, C. Wright Mills, Stuart Sutcliffe, Hanns Eisler, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, and Georgios Papanikolaou.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ivan Meštrović ranks 39 out of 700. Before him are Marko Marulić (1450), Franz von Suppé (1819), Margaret of Hungary (1242), Stjepan Bobek (1923), Tomislav Ivić (1933), and Ivan Gundulić (1589). After him are Franciscus Patricius (1529), Veljko Kadijević (1925), Dražan Jerković (1936), Siniša Mihajlović (1969), Josip Skoblar (1941), and Ante Gotovina (1955).

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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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