The mausoleum of the Račić family is the first realized architecture of Ivan Meštrović (1883 - 1962). It was built for the Račić shipowner family from 1920 to 1922. In 1919, Ivo Račić, and then his two children, died suddenly of the Spanish flu. At the invitation of Marija, the widow of Ivo Račić, and according to the promise made earlier to her daughter Marija Banac, Meštrović begins the construction of the votive burial church dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels.
With different historical styles, he eclectically builds a new, modern space in an art deco atmosphere where architecture and sculpture are on an equal footing.
The mausoleum has an octagonal floor plan with prominent chapels in the shape of a Greek cross. The interior is rich in stylized sculptures and reliefs (the Virgin Mary with Jesus, playing angels, angel heads, St. Rocco, the crucified Christ, portraits of members of the Račić family, floral motifs, etc.).
In the very execution of Meštrović's project, sculptors' assistants and masons were engaged, and since 1921, the architect Harold Bilinić, later Meštrović's permanent associate for architecture, was involved in the construction.
The construction of the Mausoleum of the Račić family was completed in 1922, and it was dedicated to Our Lady of Angels on October 14, when the remains of the deceased were transferred.
For this performance, Meštrović received the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art in Paris in 1925.
Mauzolej obitelji Račić prva je realizirana arhitektura Ivana Meštrovića (1883. - 1962.). Građen je za brodovlasničku obitelj Račić od 1920. do 1922. godine. Ivo Račić, a potom i njegovo dvoje djece 1919. godine nenadano su umrli od španjolske gripe. Na poziv Marije, udovice Iva Račića te prema ranije danom obećanju njenoj kćeri Mariji Banac, Meštrović otpočinje gradnju zavjetne grobne crkve posvećene Gospi od Anđela.
Različitim povijesnim stilovima eklektički gradi novi, moderni prostor art deco ozračja gdje su arhitektura i skulptura u jednakopravnom položaju.
U samoj izvedbi Meštrovićevog projekta angažirani su kiparski pomoćnici i klesari, a od 1921. godine u gradnju je uključen arhitekt Harold Bilinić, kasniji Meštrovićev stalni suradnik za arhitekturu.
Gradnja Mauzoleja obitelji Račić dovršena je 1922. godine, a Gospi od Anđela posvećen je 14. listopada, kad su preneseni i posmrtni ostaci pokojnika.
Meštrović je za ovu izvedbu 1925. godine dobio Grand Prix na Međunarodnoj izložbi moderne industrijske i dekorativne umjetnosti u Parizu.
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If you enlarge the picture, you can see the angel faces. In the mausoleum of family Račić, Ivan Meštrović made 136 casetas with angel heads.
Ako povećate sliku, vidjet ćete lica anđela. U mauzoleju obitelji Račić Ivan Meštrović izradio je 136 kasta s anđeoskim glavama.
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