Grillparzerdenkmal (Vienna)
The Grillparzerdenkmal is located in Vienna's Volksgarten and is a larger than life seated figure by Franz Grillparzer by the sculptor Carl Kundmann (1838–1919) made of Lasa marble . It is under monument protection ( list entry ).
history
The architectural parts were created by Carl von Hasenauer (1833-1894).
A committee under the patronage of Archduke Carl Ludwig and chaired by Johann Adolf II zu Schwarzenberg awarded the contract to Kundmann (first tender, 1876) and Rudolf Weyr (second tender, 1877), whose basic idea of a semicircle with a relief wall was also implemented. The monument was unveiled on May 23, 1889, 17 years after Grillparzer's death.
presentation
The semi-elliptical wall behind the monument bears reliefs with depictions of well-known dramas by the poet: From left to right The ancestor , The dream of a life , King Ottokar's happiness and end , Sappho , Medea and The sea and the waves of love . All reliefs were designed by the sculptor Rudolf Weyr (1847–1914).
The ancestress
The dream of a life
King Ottokar's luck and end
Grillparzer's gaze goes in the direction of the Burgtheater, where his works are being performed ...
Sappho
Medea
The waves of the sea and love
literature
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Grillparzerdenkmal. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 2, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-218-00544-2 , p. 603 ( digitized version ).
- Rita Zeillinger: The Grillparzer monument in Vienna's Volksgarten . Vienna 2013 ( pdf [accessed December 27, 2017] diploma thesis).
Web links
- Grillparzerdenkmal in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '26.2 " N , 16 ° 21' 38.2" E