Monument of Juliusz Slowacki

The bronze figure of the poet was cast based on a model preserved in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw, which was made in 1932 for a monument in Lviv.

Juliusz Słowacki (4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet and playwright who is considered one of the "Three Bards" of Polish literature. He was a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and is credited as the father of modern Polish drama. His works often contain elements of Slavic pagan traditions, Polish history, mysticism, and orientalism, and he is known for his use of neologisms and irony. Słowacki's primary genre was drama, but he also wrote lyric poetry. Some of his most famous works include the plays Kordian and Balladyna, and the poems Beniowski, Testament mój, and Anhelli.

Słowacki spent his youth in the "Stolen Lands", in Kremenets and Vilnius. He briefly worked for the government of the Kingdom of Poland and during the November 1830 Uprising, he served as a courier for the Polish revolutionary government. After the uprising was defeated, he went abroad and lived as an émigré, residing in Paris, France and Geneva, Switzerland. He also traveled to Italy, Greece, and the Middle East. He eventually returned to Paris, where he spent the last decade of his life. Słowacki briefly returned to Poland when another uprising broke out during the Spring of Nations (1848).