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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I believe he is talking about the Bronze Horseman, monument to Peter the Great, comissioned by Catherine the Great to French sculptor Etienne Falconet in 1766. The head was made by Falconet's student Marie-Anne Callot. The statue was erected on the Senate sq. (now Decembrist sq.) not far from the Winter palace and unveiled in 1782. On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Harper, Lu ( MAG) wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > Can anyone help with this skimpy info question? A patron wanted to know > what the name of the statue in St. Petersburg (possibly in or near the > Winter Palace) that is "as totemic to Russians as the Mona Lisa is to > Parisians." Any ideas? She'd also like to see a picture... > > Many thanks, o saviors... > > lu harper > Memorial Art Gallery > Charlotte Whitney Allen Library > [log in to unmask] >