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Siegfried

Figure from various Germanic sagas, especially the Nibelungen saga
(Wikipedia)

Jakob Hofmann & August Jäkel
W. Füssel (Berlin)
1930 (replica 1988)

Description

Statue of a nude man with sword and shield. On the shield a dragon is depicted.
New casting of the original, which was melted down in 1943 during the Second World War.

Signature

jakob hofmann 1928
nachgebildet von august jäkel 1988
guss w. füssel berlin

Sculptors

Jakob Hofmann (Aschaffenburg 1876 - Braunschweig 1955), German sculptor and draughtsman from Braunschweig (Wikipedia).
August Jäkel (Mohrungen [Morąg] 1930), German sculptor from Berlin (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Braunschweig.

Locatie (N 52°17'13" - E 10°31'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens613; Photograph: 28 July 2024
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