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Ernst von Wildenbruch
(Beirut, Lebanon 1845 - Berlin 1909)
German poet and dramatist
(Wikipedia)

Richard Engelmann
1914

Description

Statue of a nude young man with an antique helmet pulling a dagger from its sheath.

Inscription(s)

ERNST von WILDENBRUCH
ZUR EHRE

„ich kämpfe nicht
um anzugreifen,
sondern
um zu verteidigen
1914

Signature

fecit RICHARD ENGELMANN

Annotation

Because of the inscription, the DDR government removed the sculpture in 1976.

Sculptor

Richard Engelmann (Bayreuth 1868 - Kirchzarten 1966), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Weimar, Denkmale.
Weimar-Lese, Denkmäler.

Locatie (N 50°58'29" - E 11°19'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth031; Photograph: 7 August 2013
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