Conference paper

Dining of Ivan Meštrović in the Town of Split

Dalibor Prančević ; Muzeji Ivana Meštrovića – Galerija Ivana Meštrovića u Splitu

Abstract

This article discusses the possibilities of presentation of the original function of the Gallery of Ivan Meštrović, once a country cottage and today a museum. The memory of the original function is preserved only in the dining room – occupied and enjoyed by one of the most prominent Croatian sculptors, Ivan Meštrović.
Ground floor of the whole west wing of the sculptor’s villa was dedicated to ‘conversation and dining’. Half of this wing was occupied by a representative dining room with a parlor, while the rest was reserved for the accessory rooms.
The furniture in the dinning room was manufactured by Nikola Crnokrak from the designs of Harold Bilinić in 1941. The painting The Last Supper (1945, Geneva), which directly visualizes the concept of dining in a religious context, has been exhibited in the dining room for several decades.
The dining room of Ivan Meštrović with authentic furniture is a direct witness of the living standard of a period and the memory of it is all the more emphasized if we take into account the fact that the rest of the villa has been redecorated and adapted exclusively as a gallery to validate Meštrović’s artistic opus.

Keywords

Ivan Meštrović; Harold Bilinić; Nikola Crnokrak; dining room; Gallery of Ivan Meštrović

Hrčak ID:

37035

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/37035

Publication date:

5.1.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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