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Allegorische Figuren am Schloßfassade

Allegorical Figures on the Castle Façade

Description

At the top of the façade of the castle on the side of the Market square are four statues - these statues are copies of 1922, the originals are under the arcades of the Parforcehof of the castle:

Treue - Fides: Woman with dog.
Liebe - Caritas: Woman with ear of corn.
Gerechtigkeit - Justitia: Woman with scales and sword.
Überfluss - Abundantia - Woman with cornucopia.

Below this statues are two reliefs and the coat of arms of Ernst Ludwig of Hessen-Darmstadt (1667-1739).

Angel with pyramid.
Fame - Winged female with two horns.

Sculptor

Johann Wendel Eckard

Location (N 49°52'22" - E 8°39'18")

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Item Code: dehs125; Photograph: 30 September 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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