Professional paper
TOWN DRNIŠ ON THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AND RECOGNIZING THE TALENT OF YOUNG IVAN MEŠTROVIĆ
Antonia Tomić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-902X
; Gradski muzej Drniš, Drniš, Hrvatska
Abstract
At the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, the Drniš area was in the focus of the Industrial Revolution, and urban development of Town Drniš was in accordance with modern European urban practice. The provincial town sought to imitate the life of larger Central European cities under the existing possibilities, under signifi cantly less modest conditions. The members of the bourgeoisie held the leading economic, management, educational and cultural functions and were also generators and moderators of the civic lifestyle. Along with the civic lifestyle, there is also a culture of leisure that implies the consumption of various cultural and sporting contents. In such a cultural setting, it was possible to recognize the talent of young artist Ivan Mestrovic. As the 20th century progressed, Drniš nevertheless lost a step with larger centers, war events and accompanying economic opportunities influenced stagnation and sudden slowdown in urban development.
Keywords
Town of Drniš; modern society; Ivan Meštrović; cultural context; industrial revolution; transition from the 19th to the 20th century.
Hrčak ID:
216546
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2018.
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