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Wiesbaden
Stadt Wiesbaden
Hessen

Am Warmer Damm

Friedrich von Schiller

Marbach am Neckar 1759 - Weimar 1805
German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright
(Wikipedia)

Josef Uphues
1905

Description

Marble statue of Schiller on a marble pedestal with an allegorical figure TRAGöDIE, and on the sides heads LUSTSPIEL and SCHAUSPIEL.

Inscription(s)

SCHILLER

dem
dichterfürsten
FR v SCHILLER
in liebe und
verehrung
mdcclix - mdccccv

Signature

j. uphues

Annotation

The statue stands in front of the Hessisches Staatstheater.

Sculptor

Josef Uphues (Sassenberg 1850 - Berlin 1911), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Wiesbaden, Denkmäler.

Location (N 50°4'59" - E 8°14'45")

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Item Code: dehs016; Photograph: 7 September 2010
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