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Münchhausens Pferd Rückseite

Munchausen's Horse - Back half

Fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785; the character is loosely based Hieronymus Karl Friedrich Freiherr von Münchhausen (Bodenwerder 1720 - 1797).
(Wikipedia)

Bonifatius Stirnberg
1997

Bodenwerder / Münchhausens Pferd Rückseite

Beschreibung / Description

Sculpture of the back half of Munchausen;s horse (see here for the other half), carried by a butcher.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

die stadt dankt den spendern:

lammert & dötzer, bodenwerder
kieswerk ernst müller, bodenwerder
oberweser damfschiffahrt, hameln
parkresidenz am mühlentor, bodenwerder
verkehrsverein bodenwerder - kemnade e.v.

6. september 1997
entwurf: bonifatius stirnberg

Künstler / Artist

Bonifatius Stirnberg (Freienohl 1933), German sculptor, famous for his fountains where the figures can be adjusted and moved (Wikipedia).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 51°58'39" - E 9°31'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens482; Photograph: 28 August 2022
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