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I would have been glad, but it doesn't look like him and is a bit well....strange..Ludwig van Beethoven
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I would have to agree.Originally posted by AeolianHarp View PostFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16Comment
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It's better than this thing which I saw in Vienna a few years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__e3WwIeRsg
(I am referring to the actual frieze - not the video or the music!)
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Originally posted by Michael View Post
You're obviously not a fan of the Secessionists Michael - I like the Klimt Frieze! The new monument though is awful.'Man know thyself'Comment
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I find this frieze quite a monstrosity- it's ugly and how it is supposed to "celebrate" Beethoven completely eludes me. Why not paint scenes of Ludwig himself?! It could have been beautiful- like scenes of the Rheine, Bonn, Baden, him composing etc. Instead Klimt painted all those wierd unnattractive naked bodies and garish colours...ugh.Originally posted by Michael View PostLudwig van Beethoven
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Chopin got better treatment- this is whimsical but lovely:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sjnR-aZQTu...600/Chopin.jpgLudwig van Beethoven
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I don't like either. The frieze looks more like a celebration of Picasso, whom do not care for."Life is too short to spend it wandering in the barren Sahara of musical trash."
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Originally posted by AeolianHarp View Post
I agree, with the Chopin painting, it's lovely, something I would actually have hanging in a room.
The Beethoven sculpture is ghastly though. I dare say I could have done better myself.Last edited by Megan; 03-31-2014, 05:26 PM.‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’Comment
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I have a print of it framed on my piano!I agree, with the Chopin painting, it's lovely, something I would acutally have hanging in a room.
It is..why bother? There are already stunning scultpures of him...look at this one!The Beethoven sculpture is ghastly though. I dare say I could have done better myself.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../a4/Beet04.jpg
And look at this!
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPrevie....cfm/ID/747463
Lovely! Captures him so well....Last edited by AeolianHarp; 03-31-2014, 05:10 PM.Ludwig van Beethoven
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Nor me lol...looks like a nightmare one wishes to awaken from ASAP.Ludwig van Beethoven
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Originally posted by AeolianHarp View Post
Much more realistic.
When the statue of Queen Victoria in our town started to look rather grimy and crapped on by pigeons, I raised the issue with the town mayor, who then passed it on to the appropriate Council department who had it nicely cleaned up.
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And more attractive...Much more realistic.
Pigeons....urgh..they are such a nuisance!When the statue of Queen Victoria in our town started to look rather grimy and crapped on by pigeons, I raised the issue with the town mayor, who then passed it on to the appropriate Council department who had it nicely cleaned up.
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Mention of Queen Victoria reminds me of an amusing incident (or accident) that occurred when she attended the unveiling of the original Bonn monument in 1845 or so.Originally posted by Megan View Post
When the statue of Queen Victoria in our town started to look rather grimy and crapped on by pigeons, I raised the issue with the town mayor, who then passed it on to the appropriate Council department who had it nicely cleaned up.
The Queen and her attendants were facing down the Munsterplatz with their backs to what is now the Bonn Post Office. When the statue was unveiled, they were treated to a lovely view of Ludwig's behind.
Everybody had either not known or completely forgotten which way Beethoven was facing!Comment
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That would be Beethoven's gesture to the nobility !
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