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Sprichwörter- oder Volksweisheitenbrunnen

Proverbs or Folk Wisdoms Fountain

Werner Klenk
1989

Werne / Sprichwörter- oder Volksweisheitenbrunnen

Description

Bronze fountain with a square central column with statuettes on the four faces, each symbolizing a proverb where a human quality is compared with an animal, at the foot of the column are the respective animals.

Werne - Sprichwörter- oder Volksweisheitenbrunnen

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So eitel wie ein Pfau / As proud as a peacock
So arm wie ein Kirchenmaus / Ad poor as a church mouse
So schlau wie ein Fuchs / As smart as a fox
So furchtsam wie ein Kaninchen / As timid as a rabbit

Sculptor

Werner Klenk (1942), German sculptor (Website – Wikipedia).)

Sources & Information

Helga Große-Drenkpohl, Sehenswertes in Werne.

Locatie (N 51°39'47" - E 7°38'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw367; Photograph: 11 September 2015
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