Cupid on the Pegasus

Cupid on the Pegasus, as seen in 2008

Copernicus Park setting.

The Cupid on the Pegasus monument (Polish: Pomnik Amora na Pegazie, German: Amor auf dem Pegasus reitend) in Wrocław, Poland, is a monument located in Nicolaus Copernicus Park (Park Mikołaja Kopernika we Wrocławiu [pl]), within the Old Town Promenade at Teatralna Street.^[1] The sculptor was Theodor von Gosen.^[2]

Description

This monumental sculpture is set on a high pedestal^[3] that is located at the eastern end of the Park, at the back of the former Leipziger Palace. The cast-bronze sculpture is about 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high and is set on a 2 metres (6 ft 7 in)-high limestone pedestal (rectangular horizontal section) with a cornice. The sculpture presents two mythical figures: Cupid riding on Pegasus, symbolizing love and poetry. Cupid's eyes are made of marble, and Pegasus' of topaz.^[4]

History

The unveiling took place on 14 June 1914. Initially, it was placed in the Pavilion of the Association of Silesian Artists at the Centennial Exhibition organized in 1913 around the Centennial Hall. It was moved a year later to its present location.^[5]

References

1. Encyklopedia Wrocławia. Harasimowicz, Jan (1950- )., Suleja, Włodzimierz (1948- ). (Wyd. 3 popr. i uzup ed.). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie. 2006. ISBN 83-7384-561-5. OCLC 76363702.
2. "Wyborcza.pl". wroclaw.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
3. wycieczki, Proszę (2018-08-20). "Wrocław – Amor na Pegazie czyni cuda". Proszę wycieczki (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-10-09.
4. Wysocki, Tomasz. "Amor na Pegazie". www.wroclaw.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-10-09.
5. "Pomnik Amora na Pegazie, Wrocław - polska-org.pl". polska-org.pl. Retrieved 2020-10-09.

Further reading

• Nickel, Walter (1938). "Die öffentlichen Denkmäler und Brunnen Breslaus". GSL 12385 II (in German). Breslau (Wrocław): Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn Verlag: 137–139.

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