Torso of Banovic Strahinja at the V&A, London
Torso of Banovic Strahinja at the V&A, London
3D
Published 2014-12-04T18:59:13+00:00
This marble torso was made by Ivan Meštrovic in Serbia in about 1908. It represents a mythical Serbian hero renowned for his beauty, Banovic Strahinja. Meštrovic trained in Vienna then moved to Paris where he met Rodin. The influence of Rodin can be seen in this naturalistic but fragmented figure. The sculpture was donated by the Serbian Government following an exhibition of Meštrovic's work at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1915. It depicts a larger than life size torso of a man. There is no head, the arms stop just below the shoulders and the top of the legs disappear into a square integral base.
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Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
| Date published | 04/12/2014 |
| Time to do | 600 - 660 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 72g |
| Dimensions | 65.5 x 74.34 x 125.00 |
| Complexity | Easy |
| Title | Torso of Banovic Strahinja |
| Date | 1908 (made) |
| Dimension | Larger than life |
| Accession | A.92-1915 |
| Medium | Carved marble |
| Record | http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O137417/torso-of-banovic-strahinja-figure-mestrovic-ivan/ |
| Artist | Ivan Mestrovic |
| Place | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
Stainless, Bronze, Brass and Copper