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Ganymed

Ganymede

Divine hero from Troy. Described by Homer as the most beautiful of mortals, he is abducted by Zeus, in the form of an eagle, to serve as cup-bearer in Olympus
(Wikipedia)

Hermann Hubacher
1952

Description

Bronze sculpture depicting the abduction of Ganymede by Zeus in the form of an eagle.
On the plinth is a quote from Goethe's poem Ganymed, in translation:

How, in the morning brightness,
You all around shine at me,
Springtime, Beloved!

Inscription(s)

GANYMED

wie im Morgen Glanze
Du Rings Mich Anglühst
Frühling Geliebter!

Signature

Hubacher 1952
Schenkung | Heinrich Wölfflin

Sculptor

Hermann Hubacher (Biel 1885 - Zürich 1976), Swiss sculptor (SIKART Lexikon – Wikipedia – Ulrich Christoffel, 'Hermann Hubacher' , Das Werk 43, 1956, PDF on-line).

Sources & Information

Zürich Bürkliplatz, Bürkliterrasse.
Zürich, Ganymed - Die prominente Skulptur direkt am Zürichsee.
Wikipedia, Ganymed (Goethe).

Location (N 47°21'57" - E 8°32'28")

Item Code: chzh017; Photograph: 2 October 2014
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