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Sculptures to see in Germany |
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Now installed on the Münsterplatz à Bonn, this sculpture was erected on August 12th 1845. Cast in bronze by Ernst Julius Hähnel. |
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"Beethon", is the name of this astonishing sculpture, also found at Bonn. A mixture of 'Beethoven' and 'béton' (concrete), this statue was made by Klaus Kammerichs, and unveiled in 1986. |
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Franz Klein (1779-1837), created this bust of Beethoven in 1812. The composer was therefore 42 years old. Many copies of this bust exist: one at Bonn, another at Vienna, and more... |
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In the garden of Beethovenhaus
at Bonn, this bust by Cantemir Riscutia.
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Also in the garden of Beethovenhaus
at Bonn, one finds this sculpture created by
Niaoum Aronson in 1905.
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Here is another statue, still
at Bonn, in the Freizeitpark Rheinaue, south-west
of the town centre, folling the Rhine.
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A thinking Beethoven, asat
naked amongst angels, an eagle at his feet:
it's the vision of the artist Max Klinger. This
work was accomplished in 1902, and sold to a
committee set up for the occasion, who donated
it to the town of Leipzig in 1912.
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Monument
realised by Rudolf Leopold Siemering and
inaugurated in 1904 at Berlin, in the Tiergarten.
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Sculpures to see in Austria |
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This statue of Beethoven stands
on the Beethovenplatz, near the Konzerthaus,
at Vienna. Caspar Clemens von Zumbush is the
creator of this statue in bronze. It was unveiled
on May 1st 1880.
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Anton Dietrich (1799-1872)
made two busts of Beethoven.
The first was created in 1821. This bust is kept at the History museum of Vienna. The second was commanded by the Opera of Vienna (the "Wiener Staatsoper") and was sculpted in 1867. |
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This statue is installed in
the Heiligenstadt park. It was created in marble
by Fritz Hänlein following a model by Robert
Weigl. It was inaugurated on November 28th 1910.
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This bust is situated in the
Beethovensruhe at Heiligenstadt. It was errected
on June 15th 1863, and is the work of the sculpter
Anton von Fernkorn.
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This plaque of Beethoven, held
by a genius, is on the outside wall of The
Beethoven Memorial of Floridsdorf. It was
sculpted by Oskar Icha in 1927...
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This bust welcoms visitors
and fans who visit the concert hall at the Beethoven
Memorial of Floridsdorf.
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This
statue has been inaugurated in 1928 at the Stefaniensaal
ate Graz. No other information available
so far...
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Many
thanks to Hannah SALTER for her translation
of this page from French into English
© Dominique PREVOT |
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