Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
lateral view from the left
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
"Dürer's Rabbit" behind the open door, the artist's signature at the bottom
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
lateral view from the right
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
"Dürer stands in the door", side view from the right, detail
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
Detailed view with rabbit and Dürer
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
Comparison of the door motif from Dürer's coat of arms and the statuette
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms, 1523, woodcut
Gift from Hungary to the city of Nuremberg for its 550th birthday by the painter Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).On September 30, 2021, the work of art was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tucher Castle.The sculpture is intended to remind us that Nuremberg's most famous son has Hungarian roots."His father Albrecht Dürer the Elder, a goldsmith, was born in the village of Ajtós near Gyula in what is now southeast Hungary. He went to Nuremberg, where he took the family name Dürer, which is the Germanized form of the original village of Ajtós (door) with the Adaptation to the Franconian pronunciation is, according to the Consulate General."(...)"The sculptor Mihály Kolodko, born in 1978, is known as the "guerrilla sculptor", the small, He erected often humorous bronze sculptures in 20 locations in Budapest and became very popular with them. The miniature statues became Kolodko's trademark, the statement said.Each of his characters is characterized by stories, messages and local allusions. In addition to Budapest and several Hungarian cities, he has also created small sculptures for public spaces in Stockholm, Rijeka and Seoul. The Dürer statuette in Nuremberg is his third figure in Bavaria. There are already “Cheers to Oktoberfest!” at the Theresienwiese in Munich and a figure for Prince Rákóczi at the Rákóczi Spring in Landshut."(Source: Evangelical Press Service epd / September 24, 2021)see also: Albrecht Dürer's coat of arms
Location: Nuremberg, Tucher Castle, courtyard
Design: Kolodko, Mihály
Realization: Kolodko, Mihály
Depicted: Dürer, Rezeption
Material: Bronze
photo Oct 2021, Theo Noll
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