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Mila Gojsalić
Mila Gojsalić (died 1530) is a Croats, Croatian legendary folk heroine from small region of Republic of Poljica, Poljica, situated between Split, Croatia, Split and Omiš in present-day Croatia. According to tradition, her origins are from the village of Kostanje in the Dalmatian hinterland, and allegedly she was a distant descendant of Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102), Croatian Croatian king, king Gojslav of Croatia, Gojslav. The legend started evolving around time of the Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War, Ottoman wars in Croatia, and it is possibly modeled on that of Marko Marulić's heroine Judita herself. The basic narrative revolves around the legendary battle, placed in 1530, and the tale of Ottoman Empire, Ottoman commander, Ahmed Pasha, who allegedly gathered an army of 10,000 men with a goal to conquer Poljica, while setting up a camp in a place called Podgrađe, Split-Dalmatia County, Podgrac. Mila Gojsalić went on to lose her virginity to Ahmed Pasha in order to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrović (; 15 August 1883 – 16 January 1962) was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pavao Bilinić's Stone Workshop in Split and at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he was formed under the influence of the Secession. He traveled throughout Europe and studied the works of ancient and Renaissance masters, especially Michelangelo, and French sculptors Auguste Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle and Aristide Maillol. He was the initiator of the national-romantic group Medulić (he advocated the creation of art of national features inspired by the heroic folk songs). During the First World War, he lived in emigration. After the war, he returned to Croatia and began a long and fruitful period of sculpture and pedagogical work. In 1942 he emigrated to Italy, in 1943 to Switzerland and in 1947 to the United States. He was a professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
