1589
Fountain trough and fountain pillar, on a two-tiered pedestal, view to the north
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Theo Noll
1589
Fountain trough and fountain pillar
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2016, Theo Noll
1589
Fountain pillar in the octagonal fountain basin
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2007, Pablo de la Riestra
1589
Fountain in front of the Nassauer House
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Fountain (1595) in Trier, executed by Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann after the model of the Virtue Fountain
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstraße / Trier, Market Square
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2016 und 2006, Pablo de la Riestra, Theo Noll
1589
Fountain (1595) in Trier, executed by Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann after the model of the Virtue Fountain
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstraße / Trier, Market Square
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2016 und 2006, Pablo de la Riestra, Theo Noll
1589
Oriel of the Nassauer House with the two upper levels of the fountain
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Three-tiered pillar, at the bottom the six cardinal virtues, in the middle six coat-of-arms-holding, trumpet-blowing boys, at the top the embodiment of Justice
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Three-tiered pillar, at the bottom the six cardinal virtues, in the middle six coat-of-arms-holding, trumpet-blowing boys, at the top the embodiment of Justice
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Justice with the sword and scales, to her right the crane standing on one leg.
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Three-tiered fountain column, with a crane on the "back" of Justice at the top
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2012, Theo Noll
1589
Three-tiered fountain column
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
On the top tier Justice blindfolded, with the sword and scales.
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2016, Theo Noll
1589
Justice blindfolded, with the sword and scales, detail view
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Theo Noll
1589
Boys with coats of arms blowing trumpets
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2016, Theo Noll
1589
Boys with coats of arms blowing trumpets
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Theo Noll
1589
Boys with coats of arms blowing trumpets
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Boys with coats of arms blowing trumpets
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2018, Theo Noll
1589
In the center, the virtue of hope with an anchor and the virtue of courage with a column and a lion
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Shield on the central pillar of the fountain with the name: BENEDICT WVRCZLPAVR
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Virtue of love with a child in her arms / Virtue of hope with an anchor, detail view
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Virtue of love with a child in her arms / Virtue of hope with an anchor / Virtue of courage with a lion, detail view
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
Virtue of fortitude (Fortitude), holding a column, with lions
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
1589
Tugend der Tapferkeit (Fortitudo), welche eine Säule hält, mit Löwen
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
1589
Von links nach rechts: Die Tugend der Mäßigung mit einem Krug / Die Tugend der Geduld mit einem Lamm / Die Tugend des Glaubens mit einem Kelch
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
1589
On the fountain pillar, a plaque with the date: Anno Domini M D L X X X I X = In the year of our Lord 1589
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2018, Theo Noll
1589
From left to right: The virtue of temperance with a jug / The virtue of patience with a lamb / The virtue of faith with a Chalice
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Theo Noll
1589
From left to right: The virtue of temperance with a jug / The virtue of patience with a lamb / The virtue of faith with a Chalice
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Theo Noll
1589
From left to right: The virtue of patience with a lamb / The virtue of faith with chalice and cross / The virtue of love with two children
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2016, Theo Noll
1589
Between the virtues of faith and love, on the fountain column, a plaque with the inscription: SOLI DEO GLORIA = To God alone be the glory
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
1589
In the center, the virtue of love with two children
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Pablo de la Riestra
1589
In the center, the virtue of love with two children
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Theo Noll
1589
On the left, the virtue of love with two children / On the right, the virtue of hope with an anchor
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2012, Theo Noll
1589
Upper shaft, upon which rests a mask-adorned bowl with gargoyles, above which is the first tier with six virtues
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2014, Theo Noll
1589
The shaft of the pillar is decorated with garlands, cherub heads, shells, and masks.
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
The shaft of the pillar is decorated with garlands, cherub heads, shells, and masks.
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2013, Theo Noll
1589
winged cherub´s head on the shaft of the fountain pillar
Fountain depicting the seven virtues:
Above the shaft of the fountain pillar, standing on a bowl, rises a three-storey structure with the diameter of the pillar tapering upwards.
On the second floor are the depictions:
- Faith with cross and chalice,
- Hope with the anchor
- Love with two children
- Bravery with a lion
- Temperance with a jug
- Patience with a lamb
Above this is another bowl with
six boys holding coats of arms and blowing trombones.
The embodiment of the seventh virtue is enthroned at the top of the round pillar:
Justice. This figure is depicted with its typical attributes - the blindfolded eyes, the sword, the scales and the crane.
Fine jets of water pour from the vessels of the embodiments of virtue, the pipes in the base, the trumpets of the boys, the breasts of the figures and the beak of the crane.
Location: Nuremberg, Lorenzer Platz, Königstrasse
Design: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
Realization: Wurzelbauer (Wurtzelbauer, Wurtzelpaurn), Benedikt
photo 2018, Theo Noll
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