Monument to Peter the Great in Shlisselburg
1957 · bronze

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Mark Antokolski was a Russian Empire sculptor who created large-scale narrative works in marble and bronze, drawing subjects from biblical, classical, and Russian history. Active throughout the nineteenth century, his figural compositions combined academic precision with a taste for dramatic historical and religious subject matter. His work exemplified the sculptural ambitions of the Russian imperial period, engaging with both European neoclassical traditions and distinctly Russian cultural narratives.
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