The Directors were unanimous in accepting the offer and were keen to receive the bust in time for the start of their 1871 concert season.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. We work closely with English Heritage, conservative officers, listed buildings and conservation architects. The most significant representative of this, and the most famous Beethoven monument from the second half of the 19th century, was Kaspar von Zumbusch's 1880 monument in Beethovenplatz [ de], Vienna.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The bust is made in Staffordshire using over 90% natural Carrara marble, and makes an excellent addition to any music room. He was a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music.

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There shall be no duty to make compensation for lost value if the deterioration arises solely from the examination of the products.Unlike other companies, we meticulously supervise our packaging to ensure the safe transportation of delicate items. Cast from cement this statue has aged and weathered nicely, making it v ery decorative and suitable for indoor or outdoor home styling.

The German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) is among the most admired composers in the history of Western music, [1] and has been the subject of many private and public sculptures, including busts, reliefs, statues and others. The seller was so great to ship it out to Alaska immediately so that she got it in time for her birthday. If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it. Also at this time, Antoine Bourdelle and Naoum Aronson, both students of Auguste Rodin, began creating busts of the composer; Bourdelle was especially prolific. After Beethoven's death in 1827, his hometown, Bonn, immediately began planning a monument for the following year, [3] though a cholera outbreak delayed this.

This bust depicts Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the most famous and influential composers of all time. Beethoven’s music can be heard in the many magnificent productions staged at the Metropolitan Opera. Fibrous Plaster offered many advantages, such as casting complex designs off site while buildings where constructed, Thus giving quicker installation times. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer and pianist, widely considered as one of the greatest composers in the Western classical music tradition.