Der Kampf um das erste Heine-Denkmal : Düsseldorf 1887-1893, Mainz 1893-1894, New York 1899

Author

Schubert, Dietrich

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

German

Source

Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch. 1990, Vol. 51, 241-272, 13 ill.

ISSN

0083-7105

Abstract (en)

Detailed account of the failed attempts to erect a monument to Heinrich Heine in Germany in the years 1887-1894. Proponents of the project commissioned Ernst Herter to design three models: a full-length figure of the poet, a bust portrait, and a Lorelei fountain. The third design was finally selected because of its apolitical character. However, in spite of the support of the Austrian empress Elisabeth, no German city would sponsor the project because of widespread political and antisemitic sentiment against Heine. The Lorelei fountain was eventually erected in 1899 in New York, where it has suffered severe damage from vandalism (both intentional and random) from 1900 to the present.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Sculpture -- Germany
• Germany
• 1800-1900
• Commemorative monuments
• Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856
• Sculpture
• Herter, Ernst, 1846-1917
• Projects
• Lorelei Fountain||New York (NY, USA)
• Monument to Heinrich Heine
• Portraits
• Lorelei
• Commissions
• Elisabeth, empress of Austria, 1837-1898
• Iconography
• Antisemitism
• Düsseldorf (DEU)
• Mainz (DEU)
• Politics
• Patronage
• United States
• Fountains

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Sculpture -- Allemagne
• Allemagne
• 1800-1900
• Monument commémoratif
• Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856
• Sculpture
• Herter, Ernst, 1846-1917
• Projets
• Lorelei Fountain||New York (NY, USA)
• Monument à Heinrich Heine
• Portrait
• Lorelei
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Elisabeth, impératrice d'Autriche, 1837-1898
• Iconographie
• Antisémitisme
• Düsseldorf (DEU)
• Mainz (DEU)
• Politique
• Mécénat
• Etats-Unis
• Fontaine

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00426770

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