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Antun Augustinčić: Monument to the Peasants' Revolt and Matija
Gubec
- Inv. no: 1
- Type of item: Monument, Sculpture
- Date or period: 1971-1973
- Author: Antun Augustinčić; collaborators: Ivan Sabolić, Vjekoslav Rukljač, Vladimir Herljević, Nikola Bolčević, Velibor Mačukatin, Luka Musulin, and Stanko Jančić
- Material and technique: bronze, stone, casting, carving
- Size: height 7.5m, total length of the two background wings 40 m, Gubec's height 6.5 m, relief area 180 sq m
- Subject: the battle of Stubica, an account of everyday life in the 16th century, Matija Gubec, Petrica Kerempuh
- Distinctive features: Augustinčić's intention was to make the monument not only a sculpture, but also a meeting-point
- Description: a monument with two wing-like bronze reliefs on a stone base; in front of them there is a bronze statue of Gubec with raised arms and a bronze statue of Petrica Kerempuh. The bronze side-reliefs contain two triangular scenes with figurative representations: on the left, an account of the battle of Stubica, and on the right an account of everyday life in the 16th century, with a special focus on the life of ordinary people, their customs and believes. Colours: brown and green.
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