art.wikisort.org - SculptureA bronze equestrian statue of Gustaf Mannerheim, the Marshal of Finland, stands in centre of Helsinki, Finland. It was made by Aimo Tukiainen and erected in 1960.
The bronze statue is 5.4 m tall. It is raised on a granite podium, 6.3 m tall, 6.3 m long and 2.72 m wide.[1]
Mannerheim was a symbolic figure in Finland at since the Finnish Civil War 1918 as a general, and his position grew stronger during the Second World War as a field marshal. The first plans and fundraising for an equestrian statue started already in 1937. After his death in 1951 the plans were relaunched by initiative of the Helsinki University Students' Union.[2]
During the fundraising campaign 737 503 members of public donated over 78 million marks in 1952.[3] The funds were sufficient for not only the statue but also for purchasing the Louhisaari mansion in Askainen, Mannerheim's place of birth, which was turned into a museum.[4]
The statue was commissioned from Aimo Tukiainen after a competition. Tukiainen made a realistic and detailed statue of the horse-riding Mannerheim. At its unveiling in 1960 the art world considered it out-dated. In his contemporary works Tukiainen himself had already moved on from realism.[4]
The features of the horse, its gait and which of the Marshal's horses it actually represents have been discussed a lot. During his life Mannerheim owned several horses. Tukiainen studied Mannerheim's last horse Käthy when working on the statue, but it is not a portrait of her as such.[4]
The construction of the Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art next to the statue was debated during the time of construction of the museum.[5]
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На других языках
[de] Mannerheimdenkmal
Das Mannerheimdenkmal ist ein Reiterstandbild des ehemaligen Oberbefehlshabers der finnischen Streitkräfte und späteren finnischen Staatspräsidenten Marschall Gustaf Mannerheim.
- [en] Equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim
[ru] Памятник Маннергейму
Конный памятник маршалу Маннергейму (фин. Marsalkka Mannerheimin ratsastajapatsas) — монументальный конный памятник финскому военному и государственному деятелю Карлу Густаву Маннергейму. Установлен на проспекте Маннергейма в Хельсинки. Памятник представляет собой бронзовую конную статую высотой 5,4 метра, установленную на прямоугольном гранитном постаменте (6,3 метра в длину, 6,3 метра в высоту и 2,72 метра в ширину)[1].
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