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Friedrich-Stoltze-Platz

Stoltze-Brunnen

Stoltze Fountain

Friedrich Stoltze
Frankfurt am Main 1816 - Frankfurt am Main 1891
German poet and writer who was best known for his poems in Frankfurt dialect
(Wikipedia) 		Friedrich Schierholz & Fritz Klimsch
Martin u. Piltzing (Berlin)
1895

Frankfurt am Main / Stoltze-Brunnen   Frankfurt am Main / Stoltze-Brunnen

Beschreibung / Description

Bronze bust of Stoltze on a round column, standing on a triangular base with three fountain basins, the water sprays from the beak of three bronze pigeons. On the faces of the base are three bronze reliefs showing scenes from Stoltze's works:
  1. 'Francofurtia', a reclining woman leaning on the coat of arms of Frankfurt am Main - allegory for the town of Frankfurt am Main.
  2. An angel and a couple.
  3. A man and a boy on a viewpoint.

Frankfurt am Main - Stoltze-Brunnen
1		 Frankfurt am Main - Stoltze-Brunnen
2		 Frankfurt am Main - Stoltze-Brunnen
3

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

Der lebte nicht vergebens,
Auch ihm sei Dank und Sang.
Wer um den Ernst des Lebens,
Den Menschen Rosen schlang

FRIEDRICH STOLTZE

GEB. 21. NOV. 1816.

GEST. 28. MAERZ 1891.

Signiert / Signature

F. Klimsch
Guss martin & piltzing, berlin, n.

Anmerkung / Annotation

The monument is designed by Schierholz and sculpted by Klimsch.

Künstler / Artists

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Stichworte / Tags

  • Bust (man)
  • Dove/Pigeon
  • Fountain
  • Frankfurt am Main (allegory)
  • Klimsch, Fritz
  • Man and woman
  • Martin u. Piltzing (Berlin)
  • Schierholz, Friedrich
  • Stoltze, Friedrich
  • Writer / poet

    • Lage / Location (N 50°6'45" - E 8°40'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

    Item Code: dehs167; Photograph: 28 September 2014
    Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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