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Leibnizufer / Calenberger straße

Duve-Brunnen oder Sämann-Brunnen

Duve Fountain or Sower Fountain

Johann Duve
(Hannover 1611 - Hannover 1679)
businessman and banker, councillor of Hannover
(Wikipedia)

Georg Herting
1916

Hannover / Duve-Brunnen oder Sämann-Brunnen

Description

Bronze statue of a sower, standing in a fountain basin on a round column with a relief portrait of Duve and reliefs with scenes from Duve's works of mercy:

Portrait with the text 16/11 JOHANN DUVE 16/79.
Man and horse and man lying on the ground

1
2
Unknown
Sitting man distributing gifts to the poor

3
4

Sculptor

Georg Herting (Linden 1872 - Hannover 1951), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Duve-Brunnen.
Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern in Hannover.
Olaf Hoffmann, Öffentliche Kunst in Hannover.

Locatie (N 52°22'14" - E 9°43'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens141; Photograph: 3 April 2014
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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