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Schlangen
Kr. Lippe
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Im Dorf
Dorfbrunnen
Village Fountain
Josef Krautwald
1987
Description
Fountain with a central column with three long relief plaques showing scenes of village life, and three small statues.
The statues show:
1
2
3
Ziegler / Mason
- in summer the mason went abroad for work.
Frau mit Kornbündel / Woman with bundle of grain
- when their husband were abroad, the women hat to take care for the farm.
Hochzeitsbitter
- man going through the village to invite the guests for a wedding.
Sculptor
Josef Krautwald (Borkendorf, Oberschlesien, [Burgrabice] 1913 - Rheine 2003), German sculptor from Rheine (
Wikipedia
).
Sources & Information
Land des Hermann,
Schlangen - liebenswerte Gemeinde am Tor zum Teutoburger Wald
.
Tags
Town:
Schlangen
Kreis:
Kr. Lippe
Land:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country:
Germany
Fountain
History Sculpture
Krautwald, Josef
Mason
Woman with bundle of grain
Locatie (N 51°48'31" - E 8°50'42")
(Satellite view:
Google Maps
)
Item Code:
denw424
; Photograph: 12 September 2015
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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