Commemorative table medal "Sculptures of the St. Petersburg, Summer Garden. Statue "Allegory of Architecture", aluminum, medalist S.M. Ivanov. USSR, LMD, 1980s.
Diameter, mm: 58.
Item weight (grams): 27
Commemorative table medal "Sculptures of the Summer Garden. Architecture" is dedicated to the sculptural decoration of the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg. The Summer Garden is famous for its marble sculptures, which were installed in the garden for several centuries. Most of the sculptures were created by Italian masters in the late 17th - early 18th centuries. Currently, for the purpose of preservation, the original sculptures are in the Mikhailovsky Castle, where they can be seen on a permanent exhibition according to the Culture of St. Petersburg. The medal is probably a souvenir reflecting this historical and cultural value.
Sculptures of the Summer Garden
In the Summer Garden ensemble, along with the architectural structures, decorative garden sculptures play a major role - free-standing marble statues and busts.
Most of the sculpture decorating the Summer Garden was made by Italian masters of the late 17th and early 18th centuries and delivered to Petersburg ever after the founding of the Summer Garden. Already in 1710, there were about thirty statues and busts in the garden. In the following years, their number increased and in 1728 it reached more than a hundred.
In 1720, an antique statue of Venus, found during excavations in 1719, was installed in the gallery on the bank of the Neva. An excellent copy of the Greek original from the 3rd century BC. attracted special attention of visitors to the Summer Garden in the 18th century as one of its main attractions. Now this article is in the collection of the State Hermitage. In 1722 by sculptor P. Baratta performed the allegorical group "Peace and Abundance" for the Summer Garden, commissioned by Peter I to commemorate the victorious Nystadt Peace, which ended the Northern War. The sculptural decoration of the Summer Garden in the 18th century was complemented by numerous, mainly lead, gilded sculptures that decorated its fountains, which were later destroyed.
The sculpture in the Summer Garden was one of the most important elements of its artistic design. In the 18th century it was perceived against the background of bosquets, flower beds, trellises and alleys of trimmed trees. Over two centuries the trees have grown freely, and now the surroundings of the sculpture are completely different from what they were originally. However, it has not lost its important significance in the garden ensemble. It became a kind of museum of decorative garden sculpture of the 18th century.
Regarding the thematic sculpture of the Summer Garden (statues and busts) can be divided into three large groups: historical, allegorical and mythological content. Among them there are separate small series connected by the unity of content: such a series depicting different times of the day, allegorical articles personifying research and art, etc. Interesting are the sculptural portraits of historical figures - Alexander Macedonsky, Mapa Aupelius, the Polish Emperor Jan Sobiec, and the same articles, allegorically depicting Architecture, Glory, Navigation, Justice and characters of ancient mythology - Minerva, Bellona, Nemesis, Euterpe, Flora, Mercury, Bacchus and others.
Many sculptures are signed by their creators. Some are imitations of ancient originals. Most of the sculptures have been repeatedly restored.
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