{"id":4106,"date":"2023-03-28T18:03:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/?post_type=object&#038;p=4106"},"modified":"2023-03-28T18:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:03:25","slug":"monument-to-johannes-hevelius-2","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/monument-to-johannes-hevelius-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Monument to Johannes Hevelius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technique: <\/strong>stone sculpture<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> approx. 250 cm (height of the whole structure)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Object:<\/strong> The monument depicts an almost life size figure of Johannes Hevelius. It is a granite sculpture placed on a horizontal granite block and granite plinth, with the inscription \u201cJohannes Hevelius\u201d and the dates of his birth and death: 1611\u20131687. The composition is vertical and static, the form compact, the figure is shown from the front. The sculpture\u2019s texture shows a contrast between smooth (face) and rough parts, emphasising the stone\u2019s structure. Only the astronomer\u2019s head is detailed, his body is wrapped in a schematically sculpted robe, from which only hands emerge. Hevelius holds something reminiscent of a telescope. He is presented in a traditional, idealised manner. The block, compact form, slightly referring to modernism, is characteristic of Wies\u0142aw Pietro\u0144\u2019s style. The monument is the central object in an arrangement of asymmetrical circles outlined on the ground with stones. On the left side of the statue there is a stone sphere on a low plinth. The whole composition resembles the solar system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place: <\/strong>The Johannes Hevelius monument is located in the courtyard of the former Primary School no. 71 in the Przymorze Ma\u0142e district (currently housing the Special School Complex no. 2). It was unveiled on the day the school was named after the astronomer, 12 May 1973. Despite a change in the school\u2019s profile, the sculpture has remained in its original location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information about the author:<\/strong> Wies\u0142aw Pietro\u0144 (born 4 June 1934 in Gdynia) studied at the Faculty of Sculpture of the State Academy of Fine Arts (PWSSP) in Gda\u0144sk. He obtained his degree in 1964 from the studio of Prof. Stanis\u0142aw Horno-Pop\u0142awski, with a specialisation in sculpture and architectural design from Prof. Adam Smolana. Pietro\u0144 took part in many exhibitions in Poland and abroad. His most important projects in public space include: <em>Monument to the Fallen Soviet Soldiers<\/em>, Sarzy\u0144ski Dw\u00f3r, 1967; <em>Monument to Those Who Died for the Polish Identity of Gda\u0144sk <\/em>(with Warszyniec Samp), Gda\u0144sk, 1969; <em>Monument to Insurgents<\/em>, Czarna Woda, 1970; <em>King and Queen<\/em>, Oliwa Park, 1976.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Object condition: <\/strong>awaiting renovation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Owner\/guardian: <\/strong>Special School Complex no. 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author of the entry: <\/strong>Kora Kowalska<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technique: stone sculpture Dimensions: approx. 250 cm (height of the whole structure) Object: The monument depicts an almost life size figure of Johannes Hevelius. It is a granite sculpture placed on a horizontal granite block and granite plinth, with the inscription \u201cJohannes Hevelius\u201d and the dates of his birth and death: 1611\u20131687. The composition is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":116,"template":"","object_cats":[39],"districts":[74],"object_authors":[55],"class_list":["post-4106","object","type-object","status-publish","hentry","object_cat-sculpture","obj_district-przymorze-2","object_author-kora-kowalska-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects\/4106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/object"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"object_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_cats?post=4106"},{"taxonomy":"obj_district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/districts?post=4106"},{"taxonomy":"object_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_authors?post=4106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}