 Title page of "Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing" and "The Marble Statue", Berlin 1826 | |
| Author | Joseph von Eichendorff |
|---|---|
| Original title | Das Marmorbild |
| Language | German |
Publication date | 1818 |
| Publication place | Germany |
The Marble Statue (German: Das Marmorbild) is an 1818 novella by the German writer Joseph von Eichendorff. Set around Lucca, it is about a man who struggles to choose between piety, represented by a musician and a beautiful maiden, and a world of art, represented by a statue of Venus.