Beschreibung / Description
Obelisk with a gilded sun at the top, standing on a square base in an oval fountain basin.
At the lower part of the obelisk are three reliefs of putti representing virtues:
- Liberty, putto with freedom hat and a broken chain.
- Justice, putto with scales an a sword.
- Prudence, putto with mirror and snakes.
The fourth side shows the coat of arms of the City of Frankfurt.
On the sides of the base the river gods Moenus and Rhenus (Main and Rhine) pour water from jugs in a shell basin resting on the crossed bodies of dolphins. From the shell basin the water flows down into the actual fountain basin. From the mouths of the dolphins additional water flows in a direct way into the pool.
Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)
Labrum hoc aquarum
Salientium
Quod temporum iniuria
confractum esset
Senatus Populusque
Francofurtensis
in publica commoda
restitui ornarique
fecerunt
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Curantibus Ædilibus
Io. Dan. ab Olenschlager Scab.
Gottliebio Ettling I.V.L.
Io. Georgio Rau Senatoribus
Architecto
Io. Andrea Liebhard.
MDCCLXX.
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Anmerkung / Annotation
The originals of the statues of the river gods are located in the park of the Liebieghaus.
Künstler*in / Artist
Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information
Stichworte / Tags
Lage / Location (N 50°6'45" - E 8°40'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: dehs205; Photograph: 28 September 2014
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