Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde sculptures in Tartu
In 1999, Tartu's Old Town got a witty sculpture by Tiiu Kirsipuu, featuring a speculative meeting between literary namesakes: Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Estonian writer Eduard Vilde. The sculpture, located in front of the historic Mattiesen printing house (now Vilde ja Vine restaurant), imagines the two wordsmiths sharing a bench around 1890, symbolizing friendship and intercultural dialogue. It's a popular spot for photos, and a copy was even gifted to Oscar Wilde's ancestral home, Galway, Ireland, in 2004.
Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde sculptures in Tartu
In 1999, Tartu's Old Town got a witty sculpture by Tiiu Kirsipuu, featuring a speculative meeting between literary namesakes: Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Estonian writer Eduard Vilde. The sculpture, located in front of the historic Mattiesen printing house (now Vilde ja Vine restaurant), imagines the two wordsmiths sharing a bench around 1890, symbolizing friendship and intercultural dialogue. It's a popular spot for photos, and a copy was even gifted to Oscar Wilde's ancestral home, Galway, Ireland, in 2004.