Ivan Rabljanin

Ivan Krstitelj Rabljanin ( it, Johannes Baptista Arbensis de la Tolle) (1470–1540) was a famous cannon and bell founder in bronze; born in

Rab Rab �âːb( dlm, Arba, la, Arba, it, Arbe, german: Arbey) is an island in the northern Dalmatia region in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 9,328 inhabitants (2 ...

, most of his works are in

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...

. He made cannons for

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

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and

Republic of Dubrovnik hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate = 90 000 in the XVI Century , currency = ...

. In 1506 he forged a bell that still hangs today, in

Dubrovnik Bell Tower The Dubrovnik Bell Tower ( hr, Gradski zvonik) is a tower in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Located on Luža Square at the end of the Stradun, the tower is 31 metres high. Originally constructed in 1444, the tower suffered damage in the 1667 Dubrovnik eart ...

. His most beautiful cannon was built in 1537 named 'lizzard', on the tower

Lovrijenac Fort Lovrijenac or St. Lawrence Fortress, often called "Dubrovnik's Gibraltar", is a fortress and theater outside the western wall of the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, above sea level.Ivan Krstitelj Rabljanin
1470 births 1540 deaths Croatian artists People from Rab 16th-century Venetian people Republic of Ragusa Venetian period in the history of Croatia {{Croatia-artist-stub