In St. Jakobs Memorial, how is the Realization of the statue discussed?
In 1867 Schlöth left for Rome where he had his workshop and waited for the Carrara marble to be delivered. The smaller blocks arrived in the winter months of 1867-1868, but the main block for Helvetia did still not arrive by 1869 due to which its inauguration had to be delayed. The costs of the memorial were of a considerable larger amount that expected and surpassed the 100'000 Swiss francs. As Schlöth had to endure financial hardships, the chancellor for the realization of the St.Jakob Memorial gave him a private credit for the time the city had to await the result of a fundraising campaign for the realization of the sculpture. But the work made good progress and by 1871, all five statues which comprised the memorial composition arrived in Basel.
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