Statues - Hither & Thither

Site Search:

Erfurt
Stadt Erfurt
Thüringen

Anger 18
(Angermuseum)

Fassadenskulpturen des Pack- und Waagehofes

Façade Sculptures of the Public Scales Building

Gottfried Gröninger
1706-11

Erfurt / Fassadenskulpturen des Pack- und Waagehofes

Description

The building of the Angermuseum, originally the 'Pack- und Waagehof' (public scales), was constructed in 1706-1711 according to plans by the architect Johann Maximilian von Welsch. It is a Franconian–influenced baroque building with St. Martin, the city's patron saint, in its gable triangle.

Erfurt - Fassadenskulpturen des Pack- und Waagehofes
Tympanum with a statue of St. Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar.

At the top of the four central pilasters stand stone statues of allegorical women, probably the virtues:

Erfurt - Fassadenskulpturen des Pack- und Waagehofes
Gerechtigkeit / Justice
Mildtätigkeit / Charity
Tugendhaftigkeit / Prudentia

Wachsamkeit / Vigilania

On the left and right wing are roundels with heads and the wheel of Erfurt.

Erfurt - Fassadenskulpturen des Pack- und Waagehofes

To the right is a gate under a balustrade with two statues.

Erfurt - Fassadenskulpturen des Pack- und Waagehofes

Sculptor

Gottfried Gröninger (1679-1728), German sculptor from Erfurt (Deutsche Biographie).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Angermuseum.
Wikipedia, Anger (Erfurt).

Locatie (N 50°58'32" - E 11°2'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth169; Photograph: 12 October 2018
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
If you want to use photos, please contact us via the contact form (in Dutch, English or German).
© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

Your banner here? Click for information.


Tympanum with a statue of St. Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar.