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(Oldenburgisches Staatstheater)

Drei Büsten am Staatstheater

Three Busts at the State Theatre

Goethe - Lessing - Schiller

artist unknown
1891-93

Oldenburg / Drei Büsten am Staatstheater

Description

In the front façade of the theatre are three busts, the names are above the busts. From left to right:

Oldenburg - Drei Büsten am Staatstheater
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Göthe - Johann Wolfgang [since 1782: von] Goethe (Frankfurt am Main 1749-Weimar 1832), German writer and polymath; considered by many to be the most important writer in the German language and one of the most important thinkers in Western culture (Wikipedia).
Lessing - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (Kamenz 1729 - Braunschweig 1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic (Wikipedia).
Schiller - Friedrich [since 1802: von] Schiller (Marbach am Neckar 1759 - Weimar 1805), German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright (Wikipedia).

The fronton shows an allegorical representation of music and theatre.

Oldenburg - Drei Büsten am Staatstheater

Annotation

The theatre is built 1879-81 and after a fire rebuilt 1891-93 by the architects Gerhard Schnitger and Paul Zimmer.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 53°8'20" - E 8°12'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens284; Photograph: 8 March 2015
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