Moskvadagi I.A. Krilov yodgorligi, Bronze monument in Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia.
The Ivan Krylov monument is a dark bronze figure of the fabulist seated on a bench, set on a low, wide pedestal of polished reddish-brown granite inscribed "Ivan Andreevich Krylov". His coat with wide lapels hangs open over a waistcoat, his right arm rests on a support beside the seat and his left hand lies on his knee. Sculptor Daniel Mityansky's reliefs of characters from 12 of Krylov's fables stand at some distance from the figure.
Sculptor Andrei Drevin (1921–1996) made the figure and Daniel Mitlyansky the twelve fable reliefs; architect Armen Chaltykyan designed the setting. The monument opened on 17 September 1976 near the Patriarch's Ponds, in Yermolayevsky Lane. It is listed as a regional cultural heritage site and has been restored periodically.
The reliefs around the pedestal depict characters from twelve of Krylov's fables, including the quartet of Monkey, Donkey, Goat and Bear, and the Elephant and Pug. These animals are familiar to Russian visitors from school readings of Krylov's versions of Aesop and La Fontaine.
The monument is located in a public space and is freely accessible at any time. Visitors can take their time examining the bronze panels closely to identify the individual scenes and characters depicted.
The reliefs stand apart from Krylov's figure and were made by sculptor Daniel Mitlyansky, not by Andrei Drevin, who cast the seated statue. Among the twelve fables shown are the Quartet (Monkey, Donkey, Goat and Bear), the Elephant and the Pug, and the Monkey with spectacles.
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