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Tartu
Tartumaa
Munga 18
Kaubandus ja Põllumajandus
Commerce and Agriculture
Juhan Raudsepp
1936
 
Description
Two bronze statues in niches in the main façade of the building, built as a bank in 1936. The figures depict:
Commerce, a man with a caduceus (Hermes).
Agriculture, a woman with a sheaf of corn (Ceres).
Signature
(both): J. Raudsepp
Annotation
Compare the
man and woman
statues at the Tallinn Art Building.
Sculptor
Juhan Raudsepp (Lugaži vald, Läti 1896 - Tallinn 1984), Estonian sculptor (
Wikipedia
).
Sources & Information
Kultuurimälestiste riiklik register,
Mälestised
, No. 60 and 61.
Tags
Town:
Tartu
Maakond:
Tartumaa
Country:
Estonia
Agriculture
Ceres / Demeter
Mercurius / Hermes
Raudsepp, Juhan
Trade / Commerce (allegorical figure)
Locatie (N 58°22'57" - E 26°43'25")
(Satellite view:
Google Maps
)
Item Code:
ee093
; Photograph: 8 July 2013
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