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Ivan Meštrović (1883, Vrpolje, Croatia – 1962, South Bend, Indiana, USA) is one of the greatest Croatian artists who expressed himself as a sculptor, painter, architect and writer. His origins lead to a poor family from Dalmatian hinterland which recognized his talent and sent him to a stonecutter′s workshop in Split. In 1900. Meštrović went to Wiena at the well of new Secession style where he also created under strong Rodin′s impressio...
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On Thursday 25th April 2024 the sun will rise at 05:55 and will set at 19:50. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 16.4°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. There will be a gentle breeze in the air today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 12mph.
On Friday 26th April 2024 the sun will rise at 05:54 and will set at 19:51. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 17.1°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be quite a breezy day, with a maximum expected wind speed of 20mph.
On Saturday 27th April 2024 the sun will rise at 05:52 and will set at 19:52. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 19.4°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be quite a breezy day, with a maximum expected wind speed of 15mph.
On Sunday 28th April 2024 the sun will rise at 05:51 and will set at 19:53. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 21.9°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be a very clam day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 12mph.
On Monday 29th April 2024 the sun will rise at 05:49 and will set at 19:54. It's going to be quite a warm day, with temperatures reaching 23.4°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be a very clam day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 13mph.
On Tuesday 30th April 2024 the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 19:56. It's going to be quite a warm day, with temperatures reaching 23.8°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. There will be a gentle breeze in the air today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 18mph.
On Wednesday 01st May 2024 the sun will rise at 05:46 and will set at 19:57. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 15.2°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. There will be a gentle breeze in the air today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 18mph.
Our weather forecast for Split is updated throughout the day and has been found to be very reliable for planning activities such as days out, leisure, travel, events, fishing, golf and gardening.
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Ivan Meštrović (1883, Vrpolje, Croatia – 1962, South Bend, Indiana, USA) is one of the greatest Croatian artists who expressed himself as a sculptor, painter, architect and writer. His origins lead to a poor family from Dalmatian hinterland which recognized his talent and sent him to a stonecutter′s workshop in Split. In 1900. Meštrović went to Wiena at the well of new Secession style where he also created under strong Rodin′s impressionist influence. While in Paris, in 1908. he turned towards monumental and heroic style choosing themes from Slavic history. After the I. World War Meštrović did female sculptures full of life and optimism, very often women holding an instrument. During the second and third decade of the 20th century he was preoccupied with the theme of male and female bodies, as well as religious themes. His style turned from heroic and impressionist to highly classical. During the 4th decade he made a whole series of characters with strong symbolical meaning of unjustified suffering such as Job, Persephone, Atlantis, Prometheus ... His sculpture is dominantly figurative and found its form in different materials such as plaster, stone, marble, wood and bronze. Ivan Meštrović gained international reputation and influenced generations of sculptors. He is present in museums and galleries all around the world as well as in many public spaces, where his public monuments even today astonish with their greatness.
The Meštrović Gallery houses the masterpieces of Ivan Meštrović carved in marble, in bronze, in wood and in plaster covering all the periods of his rich creative work. The Gallery was built based on Meštrović′s own design (1931 - 1939), and was intended to be his family home, working studio and exhibition space. It is surrounded by a Mediterranean garden which, with its bronze sculptures and the view of the sea and of the Central Dalmatian Islands, makes a unique example of landscape architecture.