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Langer Hagen 36

Sankt Michael

Saint Michael

Archangel, the field commander of the Army of God. He is often depicted slaying Satan represented as a dragon, and with a shield with text quis ut deus (Who is like God?, a literal translation of the name Michael).
(Wikipedia)

Otto Aue
1954

Description

Sgraffito, brown on light yellow background, at the front facade of a house facing St. Michael's Church.
In the lower corners the years 1945 and 1954, respectively the year of the air raids on Hildesheim and the year the sgraffito was made.

Signature

Monogram: Å

Sculptor

Otto Aue, German artist of Hildesheim, since the 1930s known for his sgraffiti.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Baudenkmale in Hildesheim/Pufferzone Welterbe.

Locatie (N 52°9'7" - E 9°56'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens513; Photograph: 29 August 2022
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