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Miguel de Cervantes or the Statue of Cervantes (Spanish: Estatua de Cervantes) is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Erected in 1835, it is dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It lies on the , in front of the Congress of Deputies. History and description By 1831 the Duke of San Fernando talked sculptor about the prospect of creating a statue to pay homage to Cervantes. The Duke asked for permission to Ferdinand VII, yet the monarch seized the project for himself and charged with the task of funding the monument instead. The bronze statue by Solá was cast in Rome and arrived to Madrid in 1835. It features the standing figure of the writer with a slightly bent right leg, holding a roll of papers with his right hand and leaning the left one on the knob of his sword; he wears Spanish breeches, a buttoned-up jacket, ruff and a short cape. Tentatively placed in the plaza del Duque de Nájera in the beginning, the monument was moved to the Plaza de las Cortes by July 1835.

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“Acontece tener un padre un hijo feo y sin gracia alguna, y el amor que le tiene le pone una venda en los ojos para que no vea sus faltas, antes las juzga por discreciones y lindezas y las cuenta a sus amigos por agudezas y donaires.”
— A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty.
“Of good natural parts and of a liberal education.”
— Ch. 8.
“It is past all controversy that what costs dearest is, and ought to be, most valued.”
— Ch. 11.
“You can see farther into a millstone than he.”
— Ch. 28.
“Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones.”
— Ch. 55.
“Puede haber amor sin celos, pero no sin temores.”
— There can be love without jealousy, but not without fear.

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Overview

Miguel de Cervantes or the Statue of Cervantes (Spanish: Estatua de Cervantes) is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Erected in 1835, it is dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It lies on the , in front of the Congress of Deputies. History and description By 1831 the Duke of San Fernando talked sculptor about the prospect of creating a statue to pay homage to Cervantes. The Duke asked for permission to Ferdinand VII, yet the monarch seized the project for himself and charged with the task of funding the monument instead. The bronze statue by Solá was cast in Rome and arrived to Madrid in 1835. It features the standing figure of the writer with a slightly bent right leg, holding a roll of papers with his right hand and leaning the left one on the knob of his sword; he wears Spanish breeches, a buttoned-up jacket, ruff and a short cape. Tentatively placed in the plaza del Duque de Nájera in the beginning, the monument was moved to the Plaza de las Cortes by July 1835.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not who you're looking for? Others named Miguel de Cervantes: Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616) · 1928 Almirante Cervera-class cruiser

Notable quotes

“Acontece tener un padre un hijo feo y sin gracia alguna, y el amor que le tiene le pone una venda en los ojos para que no vea sus faltas, antes las juzga por discreciones y lindezas y las cuenta a sus amigos por agudezas y donaires.”
— A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty.
“Of good natural parts and of a liberal education.”
— Ch. 8.
“It is past all controversy that what costs dearest is, and ought to be, most valued.”
— Ch. 11.
“You can see farther into a millstone than he.”
— Ch. 28.
“Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones.”
— Ch. 55.
“Puede haber amor sin celos, pero no sin temores.”
— There can be love without jealousy, but not without fear.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Miguel de Cervantes or the Statue of Cervantes (Spanish: Estatua de Cervantes) is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Erected in 1835, it is dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It lies on the , in front of the Congress of Deputies.

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