The Monumento a Goethe stands at the Viale Goethe in the Villa Borghese. Commissioned by Kaiser Wilhelm II, the monument was designed by Gustav Eberlein, but the Italian sculptor Valentino Casal implemented the design in Eberlein's Berlin atelier. The marble work was unveiled on August 5, 1904, in the presence of King Viktor Emanuel III.
The entire monument is nine meters high. In its center, on an ionic-corinthian capital, rises the young Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. At the base, he is surrounded by three smaller sculpture groups. On the back side, Faust and Mephisto are located.
On the front left side, Mignon and the Harfner are depicted, while the sculpture group of Iphigenie and Orest is located on the front right side. A design of the monument by Gustav Eberlein is currently on display in the Bauhof in Hannoversch Münden.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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