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| Beethoven (1770-1827) Death Mask, Kunsthistoriches museum, Vienna. |
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| ... at 13 by an unknown Bonn master |
There is controversy as to whether this was done before the autopsy or after ... at any rate it was apparently carried out two days after Beethoven's death. The resemblance to his depiction as a child in a contemporary portrait is remarkable. Life’s toll registered in the death mask itself is intensely profound.
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ReplyDeleteWhen Beethoven's younger brother made a small fortune as an apothecary with military contracts, he invested in land and informed Ludwig by pretentiously signing his letter to the composer with the self-imposed title, "Johann van Beethoven, Gutzbesitzer" (owner of land). Beethoven responded by signing his own letter, "Ludwig van Beethoven, Hirnbesitzer" (owner of brains).
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