The 'Singing Quartet'
Parapet figures of the Vienna Ringtheater (Komische Oper)
Four figures by Friedrich Steger made of calcareous sandstone (c. 1873/74)
Now in the Park of Pötzleinsdorf Palace (Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark)
The Ringtheater was completed in 1874 and destroyed by a massive fire with officially 384 dead in 1881. The figures represent the four voice types of singing (from left to right: alto, tenor, soprano, bass). They survived the disaster almost undamaged and were soon afterwards acquired by the owner of Pötzleinsdorf Palace and placed in the park.
Pötzleinsdorf is part of Währing, Vienna's 18th district.
The 'Singing Quartet'
Parapet figures of the Vienna Ringtheater (Komische Oper)
Four figures by Friedrich Steger made of calcareous sandstone (c. 1873/74)
Now in the Park of Pötzleinsdorf Palace (Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark)
The Ringtheater was completed in 1874 and destroyed by a massive fire with officially 384 dead in 1881. The figures represent the four voice types of singing (from left to right: alto, tenor, soprano, bass). They survived the disaster almost undamaged and were soon afterwards acquired by the owner of Pötzleinsdorf Palace and placed in the park.
Pötzleinsdorf is part of Währing, Vienna's 18th district.