Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

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Statue of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš by Sreten Stojanović, 2005
(A gift from the Montenegro, copy of the original in Podgorica
Piazzale Paolina Borghese, Villa Borghese gardens
Piazzale Paolina Borghese, Villa Borghese gardens
Rome, September 2010

“Venerated as a poet and philosopher, Njegoš is well known for his epic poem The Mountain Wreath, which is considered a masterpiece of Serbian and South Slavic literature, and the national epic of Montenegro, Serbia, and Yugoslavia. Njegoš has remained influential in Montenegro and neighbouring countries, and his works have influenced a number of disparate groups, including Serbian, Montenegrin and South Slav nationalists, as well as monarchists and communists.” (Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Wikipedia)