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Hawarden - Penarlâg
Flintshire / Sir y Fflint
Wales

Church Lane
(St. Deiniol's Library)

Augustine, Dante, Butler and Aristotle

artist unknown
1902

Description

Four stone statues in the façade of the library.

DANTE
(Florence c. 1265 - Ravenna 1321), major Italian poet of the Middle Ages, partisan of Henry VII in the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines (Wikipedia).
Above entrance:
AUGUSTINE
(354 - 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria), philosopher and theologian; his writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity (Wikipedia).
Right of entrance
BUTLER
Joseph Butler (1692 - 1752), English bishop and philosopher(Wikipedia).
Right wing:
ARISTOTLE
(384 BC - 322 BC), Greek philosopher (Wikipedia).

Annotation

The building was designed by John Douglas and was officially opened by Earl Spencer on 14 October 1902 as the National Memorial to W. E. Gladstone.

From Jagger's article (p. 251):

The four statues of Gladstone's greater mentors and masters which were to adorn the outer walls, embellishments to which some had objected, were to be the final touch. Aristotle, Augustine, Dante and Bishop Butler all had made their contribution to the formation of Gladstone, the church-man, the statesman and lifelong student

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Peter John Jagger, Gladstone and his Library. In Peter John Jagger (ed.), Gladstone (London 1998).
Library Website.

Locatie (N 53°11'9" - W 3°1'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa002; Photograph: 23 October 2009
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