Neo-Baroque fountain ensemble with on the left a man on horseback powerfully hurling a stone, and on the right a woman seated on a bull, meekly offering a bowl of water. These both figures symbolize the destructive and healing powers of water.
Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)
wittelsbacher-brunnen
gestaltet 1895 von
ADOLF von HILDEBRAND
Anmerkung / Annotation
The fountain is erected to commemorate the completion of the city's new municipal water-supply system.
Künstler*in / Artist
Adolf von Hildebrand (Marburg 1847-München 1921), German sculptor, father of the the sculptress Irene Hildebrand, who was married with the sculptor Theodor Georgii (Wikipedia).
