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Jakob Böhme

Alt Seidenberg bei Görlitz 1575 - Görlitz 1624
German Christian mystic and theologian
(Wikipedia)

Johannes Pfuhl
Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer
1898

Description

Bronze statue of Böhme sitting on a stool and holding an open Bible on his knees and a pen in his hand. At his side are shoemaker tools. At the back of the stool is a plaque with the inscription: LIEBE und DEMUT unser SCHWERT.

Inscription(s)

jakob
BOEHME
1575-1624

Signed: Entworfen & modelliert von / Johannes Pfuhl in Berlin / gegossen in lauchhammer 1898.

Sculptor

Johannes Pfuhl (Löwenberg 1846 - Baden-Baden 1914), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Brunnen, Denkmäler und Skulpturen in Görlitz.

Locatie (N 51°8'53" - E 14°59'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn064; Photograph: 2 September 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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