The author of the monument is the sculptor Johann Schilling. The bronze statue of the poet is on a high pedestal surrounded by 4 figures symbolizing the 4 centuries of man: a child in his mother's arms, a young man with a staff, a worker and an old man. They are reminiscent of Schiller's famous poem "The Bell". Bas-reliefs on a pedestal - allegories of genius, poetry, science and love of country. This is the first monument to an artist in Vienna, because before that in the Austrian capital erected monuments only to emperors and generals.→