Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Fountain with an octagonal basin with on the outer edge eight reliefs showing scenes from Grimm's fairy-tale mother Holle and Ludwig Bechstein's Die Goldmaria und die Pechmaria (Deutsches Märchenbuch).

??	Goldmarie beim Spinnen / Goldmarie spinning	Goldmarie am Backofen / Gold Marie at the oven	Goldmarie beim Aufschütteln der Bettwäsche
Goldmarie und Pechmarie	Pechmarie	Pechmarie am Backofen	Goldmarie am Apfelbaum

In the center of the basin stands an bronze column with four heads spouting water, four statues of women with hoop skirts and at the top a heraldic lion.

Lion	Four heads
	Four women

Inscription(s)

Sculptors

• Christian Sauerland, German stonemason from Warburg.
  
• Hans Sauter (München 1877 - Kassel 1961), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land, Brunnen.
• Bildindex der Kunst & Architektur, Schlossbrunnen / Märchenbrunnen.

Tags

Location (N 51°11'18" - E 10°3'11")