The Museum of the City of Belgrade has confirmed the acquisition of a plaster model of the sculpture, which was installed in Paris in 1938 and was dedicated to the kings Alexander and Peter the First, as a sign of friendship between the two countries.
The Museum of the City of Belgrade announces a new acquisition. After Paja Jovanović's painting "Odmor bašibozuk", he will also buy a plaster model of the sculpture Heroic representation of King Alexander the First Karađorđević and King Peter the First Karađorđević.
This bronze composition is located in Paris not far from the Arc de Triomphe, on the Square of Alexander the First of Yugoslavia, its author is the French sculptor Maxime Real del Sart. The monument was unveiled on October 9, 1936 in honor of French-Serbian friendship during the First World War, and on the occasion of the second anniversary of the death of King Alexander in Marseille.
A plaster model, based on which the monument was created, will arrive in Belgrade.
As "Večernje Novosti" writes, Belgrade collector Radoslav Kosanović discovered that a French antique shop was selling a sculpture that was claimed to be dedicated to King Alexander and King Peter the First, and that's how it all began.
The museum has confirmed that the acquisition has been confirmed, that the work has been reserved and that the procedure is ongoing.
The monument, whose plaster model will arrive in Belgrade, consists of seven human figures. The Unifying King takes the central place, he is on a horse and looks at the sky, and behind him are the Yugoslav and Legion of Honor flags. On the left is his father, King the Liberator, who hands him the sword, and on the right is the Marshal of France Franche d'Eperre. On the monument, cast in the Diren workshop, and for which the architectural solution was given by Henri Sajo, Serbian dukes Živojin Mišić and Petar Bojović are represented as historical figures, behind whom are a male and a female figure in national costume.
On the pedestal, on the front side, it says "Kingdom of Serbia and Yugoslavia, Peter the First Liberator and Alexander the First Unifier", and below that - "Homage from Paris and France to their great friends". On the side is a quote from the telegram that Alexander, as regent, sent to French President Poincaré in 1915: "Serbia is gone, but its army is preserved, we are ready to continue the fight on French soil." On the monument are the words, which are believed to be the last words uttered by King Alexander: "Keep Yugoslavia!" Protect Franco-Yugoslav friendship!"
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