Zurab Tsereteli

Zurab Tsereteli
Zurab Tsereteli
ზურაბ წერეთელი; Зураб Церетели
	Tsereteli in 2014
Born	Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli; 4 January 1934; Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR,; Soviet Union
Died	22 April 2025 (aged 91); Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Notable work	Peter the Great Statue; Birth of the New World; Tear of Grief;
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Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli (Georgian: ზურაბ კონსტანტინეს ძე წერეთელი, romanized: zurab k'onst'ant'ines dze ts'ereteli; 4 January 1934 – 22 April 2025) was a Georgian painter, sculptor and architect known for large-scale and at times controversial monuments. Tsereteli served as the President of the Russian Academy of Arts from 1997 until his death.

Zurab Tsereteli
ზურაბ წერეთელი Зураб Церетели
Tsereteli in 2014
Born	Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli (1934-01-04)4 January 1934 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	22 April 2025(2025-04-22) (aged 91) Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Notable work	Peter the Great Statue Birth of the New World Tear of Grief
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