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Comenius European Cultural Diversity is Our Common Wealth Estonia 2010

Comenius European Cultural Diversity is Our Common Wealth Estonia 2010. Kohtla -J ä rve Vahtra põhikool presents. Estonian sculptor. Amandus Adamson 1855 – 1929. Childhood and studies. Born in 1855 near Paldiski . - His father was a seaman. In 1860 he sailed to

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Comenius European Cultural Diversity is Our Common Wealth Estonia 2010

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  1. Comenius EuropeanCulturalDiversity is OurCommonWealth Estonia 2010 Kohtla-JärveVahtrapõhikoolpresents

  2. Estonian sculptor Amandus Adamson 1855 – 1929

  3. Childhood and studies • Born in 1855 near Paldiski.- His father was a seaman. In 1860 he sailed to America and never returned.- In school, Adamson started making wooden figures.

  4. Childhood and studies • In 1875 he moved to St. Petersburg to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts.- After the graduation, he cointinued working in St. Petersburg.- From 1887 to 1891 he studied arts in Italy and France.

  5. Paldiski coastline

  6. Kalevipoeg • Kalevipoeg is a giant hero from the Estonian foklore.-The poem was written by F.R.Kreutzwald in 1853.-A. Adamson made a statue of Kalevipoeg.

  7. The Giant Kalevipoeg

  8. Russalka Memorial • His best-known work is the Russalka Memorial, which is dedicated to the 177 lost sailors of the warship of the same name.- The work was completed in 1902 and placed in the Kadriorg park in Tallinn.

  9. Russalka Memorial

  10. The Sunken Ships Monument • In 1905 Amandus Adamson created `The Sunken Ships Monument`, which is dedicated to 50 years of the Sevostopol Siege.- Today it is one of the most famous landmarks of Sevastopol.

  11. The Sunken Ships Memorial

  12. Creative life - Adamson's other works include statues of Peter I of Russia, F. R. Kreutzwald, Lydia Koidula and more.- Adamson was also a painter and an architect, he designed several buildings in St. Petersburg.- One of his famous sculptures is the Last Sigh, which is displayed in the Estonian Art Museum.

  13. The Last Sigh

  14. Lydia Koidula Monument

  15. Zinger's House

  16. Estonian postmarks with Adamson's statues

  17. Later years - During the Estonian War of Independence in 1918, Adamson moved back to Paldiski.- There he lived and worked until his death in 1929.- Today, his house in Paldiski is a museum.

  18. Resources - www.wikipedia.org - www.ents.ee - www.wikimedia.org - www.euratlas.net - www.filateelia.ee - www.visitestonia.com

  19. Thank you!

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