Das Kunstwerk trauert - das Kunstwerk feiert. Grabmal und Denkmal Ludwig Anzengrubers in Wien im europäischen Kontext
The Artwork Mourns - the Artwork Praises. Ludwig Anzengruber’s Tomb and Monument in Vienna in the European Context

Summary/Abstract: „Sweat must freely flow“ and without the „blessing ... from higher“ it is not possible anyway, but if both are given, the work praises the master. The poetic phrase from Schiller’s “Song of the Bell” could be made visible in the art of monuments and tombs. Works of art praise their creator in a monument, works of art mourn for their creator in a tomb. They belong to the staff of the accompanying figures at the memorial / grave, together with personifications, geniuses and muses. The essay tells the story of this visualization. It focuses on two monuments in Vienna: Ludwig Anzengruber’s grave of honour in the Vienna Central Cemetery (1893) and the Anzengruber monument on Schmerlingplatz, Vienna (1905) – both works by Hans Scherpe. The relationship between the work of art and the mourned / honoured artist is discussed and placed in the European context.

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