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Josef Görres Monument

Koblenz 1776 - München 1848
German writer and journalist
(Wikipedia)

Richard Langer
1928

Description

The expressionist Joseph Görres Monument consists of a simple four-meter-high base made of Rochlitz porphyry and a 5.23-meter-high bronze allegorical figure of a youth looking over the River Rhine with raised right arm. In his left hand he holds a book in front of his chest. The figure is flanked by an eagle, the personification of an interpretation of the admonishing cries of Joseph Görres for freedom and justice. On the side facing the Rhine is a profile relief of Joseph Görres.

Koblenz - Josef-Görres-Denkmal

Inscription(s)

Josef Görres
1776-1848
geb. in Koblenz
gest. in München

Der Rhein
ist Teutschlands
hochschlagende
Pulsader

Lernet Gerechtigkeit
ihr seid gewarnt;
und nicht versuchet
die Gottheit

Signature

RICH. LANGER
düsseldorfer broncegiesserei g.m.b.h.

Sculptor

Richard Langer (Nordhausen, Thüringen, 1879 - 1950), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler in Koblenz.
Wikipedia, Josef-Görres-Denkmal (Koblenz).

Location (N 50°21'19" - E 7°36'12")

Item Code: derp252; Photograph: 1 November 2015
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