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Johann Sebastian Bach (New Bach Monument)

Eisenach 1685 - Leipzig 1750
German composer and musician of the Baroque period
(Wikipedia)

Carl Seffner
Noack & Brückner (Leipzig)
1908

Leipzig / Johann Sebastian Bach (Neues Bach-Denkmal)

Description

Statue of Bach with a scroll of music paper in his hand, standing in front of an organ.
On the back of the organ is a relief of the Thomasschule, where Bach lived, and the dates of his stay in Leipzig: 1723-1750.

Leipzig - Johann Sebastian Bach (Neues Bach-Denkmal)

Inscription(s)

JOHANN
SEBASTIAN
BACH

Signature

C. Seffner
geg. noack & bruückner

Sculptor

Carl Seffner (Leipzig 1861 - Leipzig 1932), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Leipzig-Lexikon, Denkmale.
Wikipedia, Liste der Kulturdenkmale in Leipzig-Zentrum.
Wikipedia, Neues Bach-Denkmal in Leipzig.

Locatie (N 51°20'20" - E 12°22'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn107; Photograph: 4 September 2022
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