Cyprian Kamil Norwid Monument
 The monument in 2023. | |
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| 52°12′51.487″N 21°01′54.214″E / 52.21430194°N 21.03172611°E | |
| Location | Royal Baths Park, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Julia Keilowa |
| Type | Sculpture |
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| Opening date | 2006 |
| Dedicated to | Cyprian Norwid |
Cyprian Kamil Norwid Monument (Polish: Pomnik Cypriana Kamila Norwida) is a sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district, in the Royal Baths Park. It has a form of a white stone sculpture of Cyprian Norwid, a 19th-century writer, poet, painter sculptor, and philosopher, placed on a granite pedestal. The monument was unvailed in 2006, and based on sculpture by Julia Keilowa.
History
[edit]The monument was dedicated to Cyprian Norwid, a 19th-century writer, poet, painter sculptor, and philosopher. It was a replica of a sculpture by Julia Keilowa, and unveiled in 2006, the 185th aniversary of the year of Norwid's death.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]The monument is placed in the central portion of the Royal Baths Park. It is located within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district.[1]
The white stone sculpture depicts an upper-half of Cyprian Norwid, wearing a longcoat, and with a hand placed on his chest. His head is tiled down. At the pottom of the sculpture is written "Norwid". It is placed on a granite pedestal, that has text that reads "Cóż wiesz o pięknem?… Kształtem jest miłości", and translates to "And what do you know about beauty?… It is the shape of love". It is a quote from Norwid's 1851 long poem titled Promethidion.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pomnik Cypriana Kamila Norwida". lazienki-krolewskie.pl (in Polish).