Saint Petersburg – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sat, 27 Feb 2021 16:35:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Horse Tamers https://equestrianstatue.org/horse-tamers-2/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:39:54 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=15060 Strictly speaking these sculptures are not equestrians, as the men taming the horses are not riding them, but they should be mentioned, as they are unique and outstanding examples of sculptured combinations of man and horse.

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]]> Alexander III https://equestrianstatue.org/alexander-iii/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1032 The equestrian statue of Alexander III sculpted by Paolo Troubetzkoy was unveiled in 1909. The statue, showing a corpulent Tsar on a very heavy horse, was hardly inaugurated, when it caused an intense public scandal. Petersburg society was divided. The more reactionary part of society was indignant. They said the caricature of the Tsar was … Continue reading "Alexander III"

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]]> Nevsky, Alexander https://equestrianstatue.org/nevsky-alexander-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1747 The post Nevsky, Alexander appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Nicholas l https://equestrianstatue.org/nicholas-l/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1748 The equestrian statue of Nicholas I in St. Petersburg by Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg was unveiled in 1859. The statue was a technical wonder of its time, being one of the first equestrian statues with only two support points: the rear feet of the horse. At the personal request of his successor Alexander II, Nicholas … Continue reading "Nicholas l"

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]]> Peter the Great https://equestrianstatue.org/peter-the-great-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1800 Catherine the Great initiated an impressive monument to the founder of St Petersburg as a tribute to her predecessor and to stress her own position as Russian monarch. The French sculptor Étienne-Maurice Falconet created the statue that depicts Peter as a Roman hero. Thousands of people attended the inauguration in 1782. The pedestal is remarkable: … Continue reading "Peter the Great"

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]]> Peter the Great https://equestrianstatue.org/peter-the-great-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1801 Peter himself commissioned the statue to commemorate his victories in the Great Northern War in 1716 and approved the final design before his death in 1725. However it was only after Carlo’s death in 1744, that his son Francesco completed the sculpture’s casting. Empress Catherine reviewed the work in 1763. She disliked it and the … Continue reading "Peter the Great"

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]]> Chapayev, Vasily https://equestrianstatue.org/chapayev-vasily-5/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2194 See original.

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