Pridiga pticem (Sermon of the Birds) - Cankarjeva cesta - Ljubljana - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Pridiga pticem (Sermon of the Birds) a bronze sculpture by artist Jakov Brdar on a square outside the Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana.

"Jakov Brdar (born 22 April 1949) is a Slovene sculptor of Bosnian descent. He is the author of many public statues and sculptures in Ljubljana. In 1998, he received the Prešeren Fund Award for the sculpture group Sermon to the birds (1997).

Brdar studied sculpturing on Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. He graduated in the class of professor Dušan Tršar in 1975, and completed specialised study in 1979. He has also lived and worked in Paris and Berlin.

Brdar's statues Adam and Eve (visit link) , Satyr (visit link) and Prometheus (visit link) are on display at the Butchers' Bridge in Ljubljana city centre. His statue of the general Rudolf Maister is visible in the park next to the main bus station in Ljubljana. The gallery in Piran has his sculpture Pegasus (1990). In 1990 and 1991, he exhibited in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin."

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I think this sculpture has some meaning regarding St Francis of Assisi and his sermon to the birds, and may be modeled on an image of St. Francis Preaching to the Birds by Giotto (visit link)

Sermon to the Birds -

My little sisters, the birds, much bounden are ye unto God, your Creator, and always in every place ought ye to praise Him, for that He hath given you liberty to fly about everywhere, and hath also given you double and triple rainment; moreover He preserved your seed in the ark of Noah, that your race might not perish out of the world; still more are ye beholden to Him for the element of the air which He hath appointed for you; beyond all this, ye sow not, neither do you reap; and God feedeth you, and giveth you the streams and fountains for your drink; the mountains and valleys for your refuge and the high trees whereon to make your nests; and because ye know not how to spin or sow, God clotheth you, you and your children; wherefore your Creator loveth you much, seeing that He hath bestowed on you so many benefits; and therefore, my little sisters, beware of the sin of ingratitude, and study always to give praises unto God.

Saint Francis of Assisi - c1220

Title: Pridiga ptičem (Sermon of the Birds) Artist: Jakov Brdar Media (materials) used: Bronze Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Cankarjeva cesta, outside Museum of Modern Art Date of creation or placement: 1996/97

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