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Schillerplatz (1.)

Anastasius Grün

Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg
pseudonym Anastasius Grün or Zelenec
(Laibach - Ljubljana 1806 - Graz 1876)
Austrian poet and liberal politician
(Wikipedia)

Karl Schwerzek
1891

Beschreibung / Description

Marble bust on a marble column with a relief of Apollo with his bow and drawing an arrow from the quiver, symbol of the Enlightenment. At the foot of the monument Cautes (a little angel) with a burning torch, the gnostic symbol of vitality 'Lebenskraft' and a broken column.
The monument is the counterpart of the Lenau monument on Schillderplatz. Grün published Lenau's Sämtliche Werke in 1855.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

ANASTASIUS
GRÜN

Signiert / Signature

K. Schwerzek

Anmerkung / Annotation

Unveiled 25 June 1891.

Künstler*in / Artist

Karl Schwerzek (Friedek, Schlesien 1848 - Wien 1918), Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Kunst und Kultur Wien, Denkmäler im Bereich der Wiener Ringstraße.
Wikipedia, Schillerplatz (Wien).
Dietmar Scharmitzer, Anastasius Grün (1806-1876): Leben und Werk (Wien 2010), p. 223.
Stadt Wien, Kulturgut.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 48°12'7" - E 16°21'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi032; Photograph: 9 September 2012
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