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Der junge Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach as a Young Man

Eisenach 1685 - Leipzig 1750
German composer and musician of the Baroque period
(Wikipedia)

Bernd Göbel
Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer
1985

Arnstadt / Der junge Johann Sebastian Bach

Description

Statue of Johann Sebastian Bach at a 18 year of age, casually lolling at a milestone looking to the church where he was organist from 1703 to 1706.

Arnstadt - Der junge Johann Sebastian Bach
21-3-1685 'Aufblühende Blumen' (flourishing flowers)
28-7-1750 'Welkende Blumen' (withering flowers)

Inscription(s)

J.S. BACH

ARNSTADT
1703
1707

Sculptor

Bernd Göbel (Freiberg 1942), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bach über Bach, Bach-Denkmäler auf Fotos. Und die Geschichte(n) über Johann- Sebastian-Bach-Denkmäler.
Wikipedia, Bachdenkmal.
Klaus Reinhold, Chronik Arnstadt 704 - 2004: 1300 Jahre Arnstadt. Teil 1: Die Stadt. 2. erweiterte und verbesserte Auflage (PDF on-line), p. 492-493.

Locatie (N 50°50'1" - E 10°56'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth115; Photograph: 11 October 2018
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