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Monument voor de gesneuvelden

War Memorial

Floris De Cuyper
Verbeyst Fondeur (Bruxelles)
1922

Turnhout / Monument voor de gesneuvelden

Description

Bronze statue of a personification of 'Peace and Victory' on top of a large triangular monument with bronze reliefs on the three sides, showing:

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de stad turnhout aan hare helden: Personification of the city of Turnhout writing the names of the 131 who died for 'law and homeland' - in her book she writes the text 'Zij vielen voor 't recht en 't Vaderland'; with three mourning women and a child around her. In the sky are the names of the fallen soldiers from Turnhout.
hulde aan onze overwinnaars: a returning soldier is honoured with flower wreaths.
hulde aan onze roemrijke gesneuvelden: a group of grieving mothers, wives and children carry a dead soldier to his grave.

Signature

(reliefs) floris de Cuyper
fonderie verbeyst | bruxelles
(statue) floris de cuyper

Annotation

Inaugurated on 2 July 1922 in the presence of Crown Prince Leopold III.

Turnhout - Monument voor de gesneuvelden

Memorial - list of names

We have photos of the list(s) of the names on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists. (contact form)

Sculptor

Floris De Cuyper (Antwerpen 1875 - Mortsel 1965), Belgian sculptor and medallist (Inventaris van het Onroerend Erfgoed).

Sources & Information

Inventaris van het Onroerend Erfgoed, Monument voor de gesneuvelden.

Locatie (N 51°19'25" - E 4°56'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bean055; Photograph: 3 May 2015
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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