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Petrusbrunnen

Saint Peter's Fountain

(Greek: Πέτρος, Pétros, "stone, rock"; possibly died AD 67)
apostle, first pope; patron saint of locksmiths and confessors. Usually holding the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven
(Wikipedia)

Hans Rupprecht Hoffmann
1595

Description

Fountain with a column with on top the city patron St. Peter on top. The column rises from a hexagonal water basin. Around the column are statues of the four cardinal virtues, between them lions with coats of arms. Above these are geese and putti riding on dolphins on a round plate. The top part of the column is adorn with cartouches with the construction date and three eagles with the coats-of-arms of the city of Trier, the Elector Johann VII and the electorate of Trier.

Prudentia - Prudence
a woman with a mirror and a snake
(the hand with the mirror is broken off)

Justitia - Justice
a woman with sword and scales

Fortitudo - Courage or Fortitude
a man with a lion's belt and a broken column

Temperantia - Restraint or Temperance
a woman with a jar

Inscription(s)

Below St. Peter:

SANC... PETERVS APOSTLVS

ANNO DNI MD XCV

Above the upper basin:

Fortitvdo in adversis dominatvr et lavdabilis
Temperantia cvncta... ratvr
Prvdentia sceptra tenet sancta
Ivstitia bonos tvetvr: et sontes gladio ferit

Below the upper basin:

EXHISTENTIB9 VELVTA AQVÆ FONTE SALVS POPVLI OMNIAQVE REIPVBLIQVÆ BONAR; MANAT

Information Sign

marktbrunnen – ein werk des bild
hauers hans ruprecht hoffmann
im jahr 1595 errichtet < bekannte
restaurierungen in den jahren 1724
1753, 1820, 1865, 1904 und 1938 > zur
2000-jahrfeier der stadt trier
<16 v. christus-1984> im jahr 1983 vor
weiterem verfall durch farbfassung
in historischem sinn gerettet

Sculptor

Hans Rupprecht Hoffmann (Worms c. 1545 - Trier 1617), German sculptor and master stone mason (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Kulturdenkmäler in Trier-Kernstadt.
Datenbank der Kulturgüter in der Region Trier, Alle Kulturgüter in Altstadt, Gemeinde Trier.

Locatie (N 49°45'23" - E 6°38'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp042; Photograph: 17 June 2011
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