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Town Hall Portico


(Wikipedia) 		Georg Schröter
1573

Wittenberg, Lutherstadt / Rathausportal   Wittenberg, Lutherstadt / Rathausportal

Description

Allegorical statues of the seven virtues, Religion and Peace on the altan of the Town Hall.
    Front:
  1. on top: IVSTITIA. - Justice, a standing woman with sword and scales.
  2. left: PIETAS. - Dutifulness, a lying woman with books.
  3. right: FIDES. - Faith, a lying woman a T-cross.
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    Right side:

  4. PATIENTIA. - Pacience, a lying woman with a sheep.
  5. FORTITUDO - Strength, a lying woman with a lion.
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    Left side:

  6. CHARITAS. - Charity, a lying woman with two children.
  7. SPES. - Hope, a lying woman with an anchor.
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    On the lower part of the portico:

  8. RELIGIO. - Religion, an angel with an open book, and the coat of arms of Johann Friedrich Kurfürst von Sachsen (1503 - 1554).
  9. PAX. - Peace, an angel with a palm leaf, and the coat of arms of King Christian III of Denmark.

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Annotation

The original statues were made by Georg Schröter in 1573, but they were replaced by copies with the restorations of 1768 and 1868.

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Sculptor

Tags

  • Coat of arms
  • Dutifulness (Pietas)
  • Faith (Fides)
  • Hope (Spes)
  • Justice (Justitia)
  • Patience (Patientia)
  • Peace (Pax)
  • Religion
  • Schröter, Georg
  • Strength (Fortitudo)
  • Town Hall
  • Virtues

    • Location (N 51°51'59" - E 12°38'36")

    Item Code: desa053; Photograph: 2 September 2012
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