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Legende von betrunkenen Eseln

Legend of drunken donkeys

Georg Fürstenberg
1970

Hildesheim / Legende von betrunkenen Eseln

Description

Relief illustrating a Hildesheim legend of two thirsty donkeys, who drank wine at a pharmacist and then danced and jumped on the market square.

Sculptor

Georg Fürstenberg (1884 - 1974), German sculptor from Frankfurt an der Oder, later Goslar.

Sources & Information

Kulturium, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum in Hildesheim seit 1970 (Objekte am Bau no. 1) (PDF online).
Hildesheimer Geschichte(n), Ein lächerlicher Ausspruch des Burgermeisters zu Hildesheim.

Locatie (N 52°9'9" - E 9°57'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens497; Photograph: 29 August 2022
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