1880, Vienna. Opening of the Beethoven Statue Medal. Wonderful large medal in extremely fine condition. Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 1,175.00 Time Left - Bid Count 32 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, December 03, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Location Europe See more about '1880, Vienna. Opening of the Beethoven Statue Medal.' Description 1880, Vienna. Opening of the Beethoven Statue Medal. Wonderful large medal in extremely fine condition. Mint Year: 1880 Medallist: A. Scharff. Reference: Hauser:2316, Wurzb:586. Diameter: 65mm Material: Bronze Weight: 109gm Obverse: The then (1880) new bronze statue of Ludwig van Beethoven, designed by Kaspar von Zumbusch. Reverse: Description of the event of the opening of the statue inside wreath, dates of birth and decession of Beethoven around. This statue of Beethoven was erected at the Beethovenplatz, near the Konzerthaus, at Vienna. It was commissioned by the Vienna "Friends of Music" just after the Beethoven's centenary. It was unveiled on May 1st 1880. Since then it has been moved due to the clearing of the base of the Danube. The sculptor Caspar Clemens von Zumbush created this statue in bronze. A wonderful, rare medal in excellent condition and a nice addition! Kaspar [Clemens] von Zumbusch (November 23, 1830 - September 27, 1915) was a Germansculptor, born at Herzebrock, Westphalia, who became a pre-eminent sculptor of neo-Baroque monuments in Vienna. His most important works are a statue of Count Rumford, Munich; and the monuments to Prince August of Prussia (Bellevue Park, Berlin), Beethoven (1873-1880, Vienna), Maria Theresa (1889, Vienna), and to Emperor William I (1896, Wittekindsberg, Westphalia). Also in Vienna are his monuments to Count Radetzky (1891) and to Archduke Albrecht (1898-1899). He also modeled many private funeral monuments, decorative works, and portrait busts, including one of Wagner. Ludwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most respected and influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, then in the Electorate of Cologne (now in modern-day Germany), he moved to Vienna in his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. Beethoven's hearing gradually deteriorated beginning in his twenties, yet he continued to compose, and to conduct and perform, even after he was completely deaf Place a Bid!