# Ludwig van Beethoven — What Is Art? character guide

> Ludwig van Beethoven in What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Beethoven

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Composer cited as an example of true art by Tolstoy.

## Links

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