|
List Of People From Croatia
The following is a list of prominent individuals who are or were Croatian citizens or of Croatian ancestry. Art Architecture * Viktor Axmann – architect, Jewish * Nikola Bašić – architect * Vjekoslav Bastl – architect * Julio Deutsch – architect, art nouveau style, * Hugo Ehrlich – architect, Jewish * Ignjat Fischer – architect, Jewish * Stjepan Gomboš – architect, Jewish * Vjekoslav Heinzel * Leo Hönigsberg – architect, Jewish * Lavoslav Horvat * Drago Ibler * Viktor Kovačić – architect * Slavko Löwy – architect, Jewish * Rudolf Lubinski – architect, Jewish * Paskoje Miličević Mihov – architect * Vlado Milunić – architect * Juraj Neidhardt – architect * Velimir Neidhardt – architect * Stjepan Planić – architect * Vjenceslav Richter – architect * Vladimir Šterk – architect, Jewish * Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin – architect Sculpture * Antun Augustinčić * Lujo Bezeredi * Andrija Buvina * Ante Dabro * Juraj Dalmatinac * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Croatia
The national flag, national flag of Croatia ( hr, Zastava Hrvatske) or The Tricolour () is one of the state symbols of Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colours red, white and blue. In the middle is the coat of arms of Croatia. History The flag combines the colours of the flags of the Croatia in personal union with Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia (red and white), the Kingdom of Slavonia (blue and white) and partially of the Kingdom of Dalmatia (blue and yellow). The red-white-blue tricolour has been used as the Croatian flag since 1848, and the pan-Slavic colours are widely associated with romantic nationalism. While the Banovina of Croatia existed within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, it had a similar flag without the modern crown above the chequy. After the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded and Croatia became the Independent State of Croatia, the crown was removed and a "U" was placed at the top left of the flag. Also, the first field of the Croatian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlado Milunić
Vladimir Milunić (3 March 1941 – 17 September 2022) was a Czech architect. He was noted for designing the " Dancing House" in Prague with Frank Gehry. He also taught at the Czech Technical University in Prague. Early life Milunić was born in Zagreb, Republic of Yugoslavia (now Croatia), on 3 March 1941, to a family of Croatian descent. His family moved to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic when he was 15 or 16. Regarding his nationality, he later stated that he was Czechoslovak and felt Yugoslavian, "as a protest against primitive nationalism". Milunić studied architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), graduating in 1966. He subsequently resided in Paris for three years until 1969 while doing internships. Career After returning from Paris, Milunić worked at Gama and Delta – two Prague-based architecture studios – for over two decades. He designed homes for seniors around the city, as well as housing for nurses, during the 1970s and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Duknović
Giovanni Dalmata ( hr, Ivan Duknović; c. 1440 – c. 1514), born Ioannes Stephani Duknovich de Tragurio, also known as Giovanni Duknovich di Traù in Italy and Ivan Stjepanov Duknović in Croatia, was a sculptor from Trogir, Dalmatia, who was mainly active in Rome, Hungary and his native country during the European Renaissance. Dalmata was, with Mino da Fiesole and Andrea Bregno, one of the leading sculptors in Rome in the second half of the 15th century. Biography He was born in Vinišće, a Dalmatian village (now a part of Marina) in Venetian Dalmatia around 1440. His father was Stjepan Duknović, a stonemason in Trogir. He came to Rome between 1460 and 1465 to work for Pope Paul II on the Palazzo di Venezia. Other works in and around Rome include: the ''Tempietto'' of S. Giacomo in Vicovaro (near Tivoli), the tomb monuments of Pope Paul II in St. Peter's (now dismantled), the tomb of Cardinal Bartolomeo della Rovere in San Clemente, the tomb of Cardinal Bernardo Eroli (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branislav Dešković
Branislav Dešković (1883–1939) was a Croatian sculptor, best known for his expressive animal sculptures, especially his hunting dogs. He is considered the first Impressionist sculptor in Croatia. Biography Branislav Dešković was born in Pučišća on the island of Brač, on 11 March 1883. He trained in Venice, Vienna and Paris, where he regularly exhibited at the Salon. A contemporary review of the first Dalmatian Art Exhibition of 1908 in The Studio (magazine) said "Branislav Deskovic's mastership in animal sculpture was proved by his works The Draught Horse, The Ass, and The Dog. Two Old Ones is the best of all his compositions, and has been exhibited in the "Salon" of Paris, where it gained much approbation." In the summer of 1910, Dešković spent time in Sarajevo. There he was attracted by the Bosnian figures, and later showed a number of outstanding sculptures for example Two Elders, and Bust of a Turk. He was an avid hunter, and this was reflected in his artistic w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juraj Dalmatinac
Giorgio da Sebenico () or Giorgio Orsini or Juraj Dalmatinac (; c. 1410 – 10 October 1473) was a Venetian sculptor and architect from Dalmatia, who worked mainly in Sebenico (now Šibenik, Croatia), and in the city of Ancona, then a maritime republic. Life Giorgio da Sebenico was born from the Roman noble Orsini family in the Dalmatian city of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia), which was part of the Republic of Venice (see Venetian Dalmatia).Kokole He emigrated to Venice during his youth, where he was probably trained as a sculptor in the workshop of Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon, or at least worked with them as an independent associate.Schultz, 83 He would not have been awarded the great responsibility of the 1441 Šibenik contract without having experience of major works, and various attributions of surviving sculptures in Venice to him, as part of the Bon workshop, have been made, including the decorations on the Porta della Carta of the Doge's Palace. Anne Markham Schultz dismis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ante Dabro
Ante Dabro (born 13 January 1938, Čavoglave, Croatia) is a Croatian-born Australian artist/sculptor and art teacher who has lived and worked in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory since the late 1960s. Dabro's sculptures are typified by angular form; many are nudes and bronzes. His work is said to embody universal themes, "suffering, hope, sexuality, heroism, spirituality" but also silently acknowledge the 'outsider'. Principal works A selection of Dabro's works are listed: * Royal Australian Navy Memorial, Canberra - ''Sailors and Ships - Interaction and Interdependence'' (1986), unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 1986-03-03, the 75th anniversary of the Navy. * Australian National University: ** ''Contemplation'' (2002) - a response to the poetry of Judith Wright ** ''Sir Winston Churchill'' (2001) - Winston Churchill Trust * Brindabella Business Park, Canberra Airport; these are in the collection of the airport's owner, Terry Snow, and are on loan to BBP: ** four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrija Buvina
Andrea Buvina (also known as ''Andrija Buvina'', or ''Andrea Guvina'', ''Gavina'' or ''Gruvina'') was a 13th-century medieval Croatian sculptor and painter. His work is commonly associated with the Romanesque period. Works The wooden door for the Cathedral of St. Duje in Split, made by Andrija Buvina c. 1214, is the best known work of Romanesque sculpture in Croatia. The two wings of Buvina wooden door, which is 530 cm in height, contain 28 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ, starting with the Annunciation and ending with the Ascension, separated by grape vine, acanthus and interlace ornaments, with small human and animal figures among the vine leaves. Buvina was also the author of a painting of Saint Christopher, probably a fresco painting in the peristyle of Diocletian's Palace Diocletian's Palace ( hr, Dioklecijanova palača, ) is an ancient palace built for the Roman emperor Diocletian at the turn of the fourth century AD, which today forms about half the old town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lujo Bezeredi
Lujo Bezeredi (also spelled Bezeredy, hu, Bezerédi Lajos; 1898 – April 20, 1979) was a Croatian- Hungarian sculptor and painter. He was born in Nova, Kingdom of Hungary, to a Hungarian-Slovak father and a Croatian mother. After the death of his parents, he moved to Csáktornya (present day Čakovec, Croatia), where he completed his schooling at the public school and teacher's training school. He later studied at the College of Education in Budapest and enrolled the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1922. Between 1936 and 1941 he lived in Belgrade. As a material for sculptures he mostly used terra cotta, with engobe being his favourite pottery technique along with less frequently used faience and glazing techniques. His work is characterized by social motifs from urban and rural life. In 1942 he returned to Csáktornya, where he lived with his wife until his death. Bezeredi donated his entire collection of 485 various works of art to the Međimurje County Museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antun Augustinčić
Antun Augustinčić (4 May 1900 – 10 May 1979) was a Croatian sculptor active in Yugoslavia and the United States. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Frano Kršinić he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th century. His most notable sculptures include the ''Peace'' monument which stands in front of the United Nations building in New York City, the ''Miner'' statue in front of the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva, and the sculpture of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, present in several copies throughout former Yugoslavia. Early life Augustinčić was born in the small town of Klanjec in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region in northern Croatia, which was at the time part of Austria-Hungary. In 1918 he enrolled at the Arts and Crafts College in Zagreb, where he studied sculpting under professors Rudolf Valdec and Robert Frangeš. After the college became the Royal Academy of Arts and Crafts in 1922, he studied under the guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin
Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin or Anđeo Lovrin (active during the fourteenth century) was a Croatian architect, born in Zadar and mostly active in Dubrovnik. He was a member of an architect family from Zadar. He had brothers Nikola, Juraj and Petar, who were also architects or builders. He is mentioned in documents between 1339 and 1368. From 1348 he works on the St. Blaise's Church and the Franciscan Church and Monastery in Dubrovnik. After that, he left for Kotor, where he had a stonemasonry workshop. Literature * Cvito Fisković: Zadarski majstori u Dubrovniku tokom 14. stoljeća, Anali, Dubrovnik, 1953. * Cvito Fisković: Prvi poznati dubrovački graditelji, JAZU, Dubrovnik, 1955. * Cvito Fisković: Zadarski srednjovječni majstori, MH, Split, 1959. See also * List of Croatian architects *List of people from Zadar The following is a list of notable people who were born in the Croatian town of Zadar. Zadar natives are referred to as ''Zadrani''. For people born in Zadar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Šterk
Vladimir Šterk (5 January 1891 – 6 March 1941) was well-known Croatian architect. Family and education Šterk was born into a Jewish family, to father Vjekoslav-Alois Šterk and mother Lina ( née Jelinek). In Zagreb he finished elementary school and graduated from the Gymnasium. Šterk participated in the World War I and was imprisoned in Russia, where he studied Russian wooden vernacular architecture. He attended the Czech Technical University in Prague from which he graduated on March 19, 1921. Career After graduation he worked in the technical office of construction company "Špiller, Juzbašić and Šurina". From 1921 until 1923 he was employed at the office of Ignjat Fischer. For some time Šterk worked in the Zagreb construction office. He was one of the first assistant at the Technical university in Zagreb and one of the founding board members ''"Work for the people - a society of the Jewish and Anti-Zionist asimilants in Croatia"'' which was established in 1922. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vjenceslav Richter
Vjenceslav Richter (; 8 April 1917 – 2 December 2002) was a Croatian architect. He was also known for his work in the fields of urbanism, sculpture, graphic arts, painting and stage design. Career In 1949, Richter graduated at the Department of Architecture of the Technical Faculty of the University of Zagreb under professor Zdenko Strižić. He was one of the founding members of the Exat 51 group whose active members between 1950 and 1956 were the architects Bernardo Bernardi, Zdravko Bregovac, Božidar Rašica and Vladimir Zaharović, and the painters Vlado Kristl, Ivan Picelj and Aleksandar Srnec. He was also a member of the New Tendencies movement (from 1961). He designed exhibition pavilions ( Bruxelles 1958, Turin and Milan), several museum buildings, and was involved in industrial and interior design. From 1962 he began to explore the medium of sculpture, which resulted in the ''Reliefmeter'' series among many other works of art. In 1955, Vjenceslav Richter organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
