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Jülich
Kr. Düren
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kölnstraße / Kurfüstenstraße

Muttkratebrunnen

Mud-frogs fountain

Bonifatius Stirnberg
2011

Description

Circular fountain basin, overseen by Minerva on a high pedestal, and with four figures standing on circular platforms on the edge. Around and on the figures are (moveable) frogs. In the basin are several minnows (in German 'Elritzen', the name of the friends circle who donated the fountain). The minnows have letters on their backs (we couldn't find out if these letters form a word or name).

Jülich - Muttkratebrunnen
Minerva, town patroness.
Knollebuur (Market gardener)
with a basket of grain and beets, symbolizing the agriculture near Jülich
Alessandro Pasqualini
(Bologna 1493 - Bielefeld 1559), Italian Renaissance architect and engineer, built the Jülich fortress (of which he holds a plan) (Wikipedia). Jülich - Muttkratebrunnen
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
(Jülich 1807 - Karlsruhe 1863), German landscape artist (Wikipedia).
Scientist
symbolizing the Jülich Forschungszentrum (Research Centre).

Jülich - Muttkratebrunnen

Inscription(s)

MUTTKRATEBRUNNEN
MUTT = Schlamm? KRAT = Kröte?
Spitzname der jülicher Bürger und
Bürgerinnen

MINERVA
Patronin der Stadt
KNOLLEBUUR
Landwirtschaft
WISSENSCHAFTLER
Forschungszentrum
J.W. SCHIRMER
Maler 1807-1885
ALESSANDRO PASQUALINI
Architekt 1495 - 1559

On the edge:

den jülicher Bürgerinnen und Bürgern
vom freundeskreis el(l)ritzen

Sculptor

Bonifatius Stirnberg (Freienohl 1933), German sculptor, famous for his fountains where the figures can be adjusted and moved (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Herzog Kultur- & Stadtmagazin, 23 Mai 2016, Der Seher: Zum achtzigsten Geburtstag von Egbert Samans.

Locatie (N 50°55'22" - E 6°21'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw787; Photograph: 18 August 2021
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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