Ljubljana – Day Two (Ljubljana City Museum – Sculpture of Adam by Janez Lipec)

This sculpture of Adam is today in the city’s history museum, but it was once outside the Town Hall alongside the sculpture of Eve (which is also on display here). There is nothing left of that Town Hall other than these two sculptures, it was was replaced with a new building in the early eighteenth century.

There’s a symbolism to this sculpture which is that it was a tradition to kiss them (although I think Eve was the one that was usually used) when visiting Ljubljana to obtain good luck. It’s evident that this good luck hasn’t transferred to the stone sculpture itself, which has become rather worn and battered. However, to be fair, it dates to 1484 and most things over 500 years are going to show some signs of wear and tear.

The sculptor for Adam and Eve was Janez Lipec and I’m sure he was competent, but it’s quite hard to judge his artistic skill now with the stone in this state. But, at least it has been preserved.