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Ivan Meštrović (1883 –1962) was a Croatian sculptor and architect. He is arguably Croatia's most famous sculptor and artist and he is renowned as one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century. Meštrović actually lived with his family and worked in this house from 1920's until 1942 when he left Croatia. And it is here where he complied many of his art works and monuments including The Indians - a monument in Chicago. He refused to live in a communist country but in 1952 decided to sign off all of his personal estates to the Republic of Croatia and Croatian people, including over 400 sculptures and numerous drawings

The Meštrović atelier is an attractive memorial and exhibition site located in Zagreb’s Upper Town, close to St. Mark’s Church

The Atrium

The atelier is an authentic

recreation of what was once the home and studio of the world-famous

Croatian sculptor

Woman in Pain, 1928

Woman in Pain, 1928

Woman in Pain, 1928 Head of an old man with a beard. Vienna, 1906

The Monument of Gratitude to France, 1930

On 11 November 1930, the 12th anniversary day of the end of the First World War, a memorial of gratitude to France in Belgrade’s Veliki Kalemegdan Park was formally unveiled in the presence of King Alexander and Queen Maria

Female Torso with Arms, 1928

Meštrović exhibition in the Musée Rodin Paris in 2012

The Atrium

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Mother Thinking, Zagreb, 1930

Mother Thinking, Zagreb, 1930

First Crucifixion, Rome, 1914

St. Roche, Dubrovnik, 1922Christ on the Cross.

Dubrovnik, 1942

the artist’s atelier

Woman Wearing the

Rural Costume of

Posavina, c.1930

Woman by the sea 1926

The complex in the Upper Town’s Mletačka ulica (street) comprises the family’s living quarters, the atrium, the artist’s atelier, a garden, and the collection. The entire estate and its collection were donated by Meštrović in a contract made in 1952 as part of the bequest he left to his homeland.

Mother and Child, 1942; wood, unfinished

Young Man Thinking, London, 1915

Head of the Victor Jaszmina Szendrey

Job Zagreb, 1932

Self portrait

La Vecchia (1906-10)

My mother

Vera Cuca Milcinovic Portrait Zagreb, 1906

Olga Mestrovic Feeding Tvrtko, Zagreb, 1925

Olga Mestrovic Feeding

Tvrtko, Zagreb, 1925

Madonna and Jesus Cannes, 1917

Mother and childZagreb, 1922

Mother Teaching a Child to Pray, New York, 1925

Mother Teaching a Child to Pray New York, 1925

Pieta in St. Mark's church

Self portrait Zagreb, 1930

Serbian mythological hero Srdja ZlopogledjaParis, 1908

First Floor Gallery with Warrior, 1911

Warrior, 1911

The well of life

Prayer

Girl Playing the Violin, Rome, 1918

Head of a Woman, Paris, 1909Our Lady and Child Visiting Little John, Belgrade, 1913

Archangel Gabriel 1918

Lamp detail

Dining room

The remodeling work on the living quarters, completed in 1968 and 1969, preserves the original appearance, atmosphere, and specific ambience of the artist’s home.

Dining room

Eternal Crucifix, Zagreb, 1930

Figurative postamentsVienna 1907

Michelangelo New York, 1926

Rodin Rome 1914

The Artist at Work Auguste Rodin

Rome, 1914

The garden

Milos Obilic (Bronze Sculpture,1908,Paris) St. John the Evangelist (Zagreb 1929)

St. John the Evangelist (Zagreb 1929)History of the Croats, Zagreb, 1932

History of the Croats, Zagreb, 1932

Prince Marko on his horse Sharac

Prince Marko on his horse Sharac

Madonna and child

Cannes, 1917walnut statue

The girl with the cello and Tamara Coha Mandić - flaute

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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasandahttp://www.authorstream.com/sandamichaela/

Sound: Rudolf Matz : Flute Concerto - I. Passacaglia -Tamara Coha-Mandić, flute The Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra