Monday, September 21, 2026

Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg & his figurines

 Salvete Omnes,

today a short entry on sculpture with plenty of horses -



the  figurines by an artist  living and prospering within the Russian Empire, but originating from the old Duchy of Courland and Semigalia, a scion of the old Baltic German family, Clodt coat of arms- Peter Clodt von Jurgensburg


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the horse tamer piece was also made into a monumental sculpture- 4 horses and their tamers are adorning a bridge and copies adorning a building in  Berlin, Germany, until 1945, now in a park. 

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Berlin copies



enjoy 

Valetet


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