Žetelica, скулптура и непокретно културно добро у градској општини Савски Венац, Србија
Žetelica is a 19th-century bronze sculpture located in Topčider Park in Belgrade depicting a woman holding a sheaf of wheat. The work, cast in zinc and covered with copper, was created by Viennese sculptor Fidelis Kimel in 1852.
The sculpture was created in 1852 by Viennese sculptor Fidelis Kimel and brought to Belgrade, where it was installed in Topčider Park during the second half of the 1800s. It is the only surviving example of decorative park sculpture from that era in Belgrade and is now officially protected.
The name Žetelica means "harvester" in Serbian, highlighting themes of agriculture and rural labor. The sculpture honors the importance of harvest and farming work that were central to community life in the past.
The sculpture is easily accessible on foot in Topčider Park and sits within green surroundings with pleasant walking paths nearby. You can view the work up close and appreciate its details while strolling through the park.
The work is rendered in academic realism with the woman posed in contrapposto, her weight shifted to one leg creating a natural, balanced stance. This sculptural technique of weight distribution was a hallmark of refined European sculpture of that period.
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