The Sculptures of Saxon Garden, Warsaw (Part 3)

The sandstone sculptures in the Saxon Garden in Warsaw were, for the most part, created before 1745 by anonymous sculptors. Over the centuries, most of the sculptures were lost or destroyed. The remaining sculptures suffered the ravages of time and the elements. The surviving sculptures were restored during the 19th century and, at that time, many of the inscriptions were changed and are now incorrect.

The sculptures Flora (a personification of Spring), Jesień (Fall, personified by Baccus, the god of wine), Zima (Winter), and Wenus (Venus) are shown here. The sculpture of Wenus was created in the 19th century, much later than most.

 

Flora

Flora

SOURCE: Flora (Saxon Garden, Warsaw, Poland). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 Sep 2009.

Jesień

Jesień

SOURCE: Jesień (Saxon Garden, Warsaw, Poland). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 Sep 2009.

Zima

Zima

SOURCE: Zima (Saxon Garden, Warsaw, Poland). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 Sep 2009.

Wenus

Wenus

SOURCE: Wenus (Saxon Garden, Warsaw, Poland). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 28 Sep 2009.

Copyright © 2009 by Stephen J. Danko

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2 Responses to The Sculptures of Saxon Garden, Warsaw (Part 3)

  1. Jasia says:

    Beautiful Steve! These must have been awesome to see in person. Thanks for sharing!

    • Steve says:

      Hi Jasia, I wanted to take pictures of these sculptures the last time I was in Saxon Garden in the year 2000, but I didn’t have enough film. This time I used my Canon Digital Rebel (thanks for directing me to the Rebel, BTW!), and I had plenty of storage space for the digital images.

      Steve

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