# Monument to Peter the Great [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [FALCONET, Étienne-Maurice]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Bronze ## Commentary In 1766 Diderot managed to get Falconet invited to Russia, where he stayed until 1779, working on one of the most amazing monuments of the century - the equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg. Perched on an enormous block of stone pointing toward the Neva like a ship's prow, the bucking horse, reined in by the impassive rider, represents a great moment in statuary. Although the "bronze rider" was a standard equestrian figure found in every European capital, based on antique models and regularly reinvigorated since the Renaissance, Falconet's remains the boldest example, with a power that conveys a hint of Romanticism. ## Related artworks - [Baigneuse]() - [Clock: The Three Graces]() - [Flora]() - [Louis XV]() - [Milo of Croton \(detail\)]() - [Milo of Croton]() - [Monument to Peter the Great]() - [Monument to Peter the Great]() - [Monument to Peter the Great]() - [Pygmalion and Galatea]() - [Seated Cupid \(detail\)]() - [Seated Cupid]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()