Background
He was born in Sremska Mitrovica, at the time part of Austria-Hungary (now in Serbia).
He was born in Sremska Mitrovica, at the time part of Austria-Hungary (now in Serbia).
He graduated from the School of Crafts in Zagreb in 1889. Then he went to Vienna, where he studied at the Arts and Crafts School (1889-1894) and the Art Academy (1894/95).
He was a pioneer of modern Croatian sculpture. He was also one of the initiators and organizers of the artistic life in Zagreb at the turn of the twentieth century. He continued his studies in Paris (1900/01), where he met Auguste Rodin and M. Ross.
Frangeš Mihanović taught at the School of Crafts in Zagreb (1895–1907).
He also taught sculpture at the Art Academy. He was one of the initiators and organizers of the artistic life in Zagreb at the turn of the centuries, as one of the founders of the Croatian Artists" Society (1897), the folklore society of Lado (1904), and the Art Academy (1907).
He founded the bronze foundry at the Academy and brought the first founders. He died in Zagreb. Along with Rudolf Valdec, Frangeš Mihanović was a pioneer of modern Croatian sculpture.
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He was a member of several academies: JAZU, SANU and the Prague academy.