Summary
A sculptor and the creator of the Petrinović Family Mausoleum in Supetar. In this ensemble, he brought together architecture, statues, reliefs and stone ornament, leaving one of his most important works on Brač.
He created the mausoleum in Supetar between 1924 and 1927.
Stone-carving training and Meštrović
Rosandić was born in Split, where he learned stone carving and trained in the workshop of Pavle Bilinić. After working in Italian cities, he joined Ivan Meštrović’s studio in Vienna in 1908. His style encompasses Art Nouveau, Symbolism and a later personal expression characterized by strongly modelled figures.
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A complete work of art in Supetar
Rosandić created the Petrinović Family Mausoleum in Supetar between 1924 and 1927. He designed the architecture, sculptures, reliefs and decorative elements. The Croatian Encyclopedia identifies the ensemble as his finest work; his connection with Brač is therefore based on a major work there, not on his origins.
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A commission connecting two sculptors
Ivan Rendić had earlier expected to receive the commission for the same mausoleum. Rosandić’s later execution was one of the circumstances that marked Rendić’s final period of life in Supetar. The sculptors’ connection is evident in the history of the commission and the town’s artistic memory.
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