Schillerdenkmal (Schiller Monument) by Selmar Werner, 1914
Hauptstraße
Dresden, September 2024
“Dresden 's Schiller Monument stands southwest of Albertplatz, between the beginning of Hauptstraße and Königstraße in the Innere Neustadt district. It is a work by Selmar Werner, with architecture by Oswin Hempel. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller's death, a committee was founded in 1905 to erect a Schiller monument in Dresden. While the city of Dresden agreed to provide the site — an open space south of Albertplatz — free of charge, collecting private donations for the estimated construction costs of 30,000 marks proved considerably more difficult. In 1908, the sum had not yet been raised, and an artistic competition was held, but the results could not be implemented. It wasn't until 1913, also as part of the sculptural and artistic reform efforts in Dresden, that Selmar Werner was recruited. Werner came from the school of Robert Diez , who in turn had already created numerous works of art in Dresden, such as the twin fountains ‘Stille Wasser’ and ‘Stürmische Wogen’ on Albertplatz, as well as the ‘Gänsethiebbrunnen’ (Goose Thief Fountain). Werner's concept—which was realized—envisioned Schiller with faithfully portrayed features as a purely spiritual, ideal poetic figure, dressed in Greek costume and surrounded by his most important works.” (Schillerdenkmal, Wikipedia)
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