The bust of Alexandru Odobescu is carved in marble by Milița Petrașcu, the student of Constantin Brâncusi, considered the most gifted female sculptor of Romania in the 20th century. Placed in 1943, Odobescu’s bust is one of the twelve busts in the Rondul Roman (Writers’ Rotunda) in Cișmigiu Garden.
Other works of the Petrașcu Militia in Bucharest: the busts of Octavian Goga, Mihail Sadoveanu and Tudor Vianu at the Museum of Romanian Literature, the bust of Constantin Brâncuși at Dorobanti Square and the sides of the Miorița Fountain decorated with a black and white mosaic, with scenes from the Miorița ballad .
Who was Alexandru Odobescu?
Writer, historian, archaeologist and politician, Alexandru Odobescu (1834 – 1895) remained in the history of Romanian literature as the author of the essay Pseudo-kynegeticòs or False hunting treatise, but also of the historical short stories Mihnea Voda cel Rău and Doamna Chiajna.
He published folklore studies on the songs of Eastern Europe. Alexandru Odobescu is one of the founders of archeology in Romania. He is the author of a treatise on the history of archeology and the monumental archaeological monograph dedicated to the Pietroasa hoard.
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