Commons:Valued image candidates/The Bronze Horseman
The Bronze Horseman
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The Bronze Horseman (Медный всадник). Located in Saint Petersburg’s Senate Square (Сенатская площадь), the statue is a tribute to Peter the Great. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet was retained in 1766, and casting began in 1775. The Tsar’s face is the work of Falconet’s apprentice Marie-Anne Collot, who modeled it on several portraits and the death mask of Peter the Great. The inscription, in both Latin and Russian, reads: “Catherine the Second to Peter the First, 1782.” |
Nominated by | Godot13 (talk) 05:14, 11 February 2013 (UTC) on 2013-02-11 05:14 (UTC) |
Scope | Nominated as the most valued set of images on Wikimedia Commons within the scope: The Bronze Horseman |
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Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Godot13 (talk) 02:24, 18 February 2013 (UTC) |