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France Prešeren

Vrba 1800 - Kranj 1849
Slovene poet, who has inspired virtually all later Slovene literature and has been generally acknowledged as the greatest Slovene classical author
(Wikipedia)

France Zajec & Vasja Ulrich
1865 (2000)

Description

In 1865 the academic sculptor Franc Ksaver Zajec made a bust of Dr. France Prešeren, which is the first sculpture of the poet ever made. For many years the bust was regarded as lost, but in 1991 it was found again. The plaster original was restored and four bronze casts were made. The bust in Vrba was sculpted by Vasja Ulrich and was unveiled on 3 December 2000, to mark the 200th anniversary of the poet's birth. It is placed so that it greets everyone who comes to Vrba.

Inscription(s)

Dr FRANCE PREŠEREN
1800-1849

Signature

(pedestal) fr.x. zajec - v. ulrih

Sculptors

Vasja Ulrich (Ulrih), Slovenian sculptor.
Franc Ksaver Zajec (Sovodenj 1821 - Ljubljana 1888), Slovenian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Pot kulturne dediščine.
Pot kulturne dediščine Žirovnica, (Through the Web Archive.

Locatie (N 46°23'15" - E 14°8'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si153; Photograph: 11 September 2016
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