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Saint Mary's Column

The mother of Jesus Christ
(Wikipedia)

Peter Fuchs & Gottfried Renn
1858

Description

Column with a statue of Virgin Mary Immaculate, on top of a gothic column with statues of the four great prophets:

Köln - Mariensäule
Ezekiel or Daniel
Ezekiel or Daniel
Ezechiel / Ezekiel
Jeremia / Jeremiah

On the lowest level is on the front side a tabernacle and on the other sides coats-of-arms of Pope Pius IX, archbishop Johannes von Geissel, and the City of Cologne.

Köln - Mariensäule

The overall architectural design for the column is from Vincenz Statz, individual elements, however, were performed by other artists and artisans: The prophets were implemented by Peter Fuchs from drawings by Eduard Jakob von Steinle, who also provided the designs for the Virgin Mary. This statue was realized by the sculptor Gottfried Renn.

Sculptors

Peter Fuchs (Köln 1829 - Köln 1898), German sculptor, who made made sculptures for the Cologne Cathedral (Wikipedia).
Gottfried Renn (Imst 1818 - Speyer 1900), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Mariensäule (Köln).

Locatie (N 50°56'33" - E 6°56'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw529; Photograph: 14 May 2016
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