Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

On the corners of the base are four statues representing the four ages. In addition, they symbolize the influence of the poet to all groups of people:

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1. Childhood: Mother with baby.
2. Youth: Young man with the walking stick.
3. Adult: happy working citizen - iron worker.
4. Old Age: old man with a book in his hands.

On the faces of the base are four high reliefs (almost statues), with below medallions with appropriate symbol:

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5. Poetry, a winged youth with a torch. In the medallion Pegasus.
6. Drama, a woman with a lyra. In the medallion a tragic and satyric mask.
7. Epica, a woman with long hair. In the medallion a pelican.
8. Wisdom, a woman with a mirror and behind her a child?. In the medallion Pallas Athena with the owl.

Inscription(s)

Annotation

Sculptor

• Johannes Schilling (Mitweida 1828 - Dresden 1910), German sculptor, his portrait is on the Fürstenzug (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Kunst und Kultur Wien, Denkmäler im Bereich der Wiener Ringstraße.
• Wikipedia, Schillerplatz (Wien).
• Stadt Wien, Kulturgut.

Tags

Location (N 48°12'7" - E 16°21'55")