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Maximilianischer mercenary or Maximilian Soldier by Anton Schmid Gruber, Neue Burg or New Castle, Vienna, Austria #134478902
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Pictured is one of twenty statues on the fa̮̤ade of the Neue Burg or New Castle, part of the Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria. The statues were erected between 1895 and 1901 after a plan by the art historian, Albert Ilg. The Maximilianischer mercenary or Maximilian Soldier by Anton Schmid Gruber represents the Beginning of a permanent army under Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I who lived from 1459 to 1519.