Kent Kimball on Monday holds a bust of Ludwig von Beethoven that was recently given as a gift to the Music Conservatory of Coeur d'Alene. The alabaster statue is mysterious in who carved it and exactly how old it is, although could be about 224 years old.
August 20, 2024
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Music Conservatory of Coeur d'Alene receives mysterious statue as gift
The wild hair, famous scowl, furrowed brow and even slight creases in the vest into which the ruffled cravat is tucked are captured in an alabaster bust of Ludwig van Beethoven. The 2-foot-tall statue that was recently given to the Music Conservatory of Coeur d'Alene is as mysterious as it is detailed. “We don’t yet know when it was actually carved,” Music Conservatory of Coeur d'Alene Artistic Director Kent Kimball said Monday.