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Guardian Angel

Leonardo Rossi
1999

Description

Sculpture of a guardian angel with flowing hair and large wings. The sculpture is the gift of Gertrud Böhnke, a native of Peine to the congregation of the parish church of the Holy Angels.

On various Peine websites the artist is named Leonardo di Rossi.

Inscription(s)

Dank
für Rückkehr aus
dem Krieg 1945

Gertrud Böhnke

Thanks
for returning from
the war in 1945

Gertrud Böhnke

Sculptor

Leonardo Rossi, probably a fictitious name being used for anonymous works of fakes by other artists (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Peine, Denkmäler und Skulpturen in Peine.
Michael Utecht, Denkmäler und Skulpturen in Peine (Peine: StadtMarketing, 2019), (PDF online).

Locatie (N 52°19'28" - E 10°13'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens651; Photograph: 30 July 2024
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