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Hans Geiler: Fountain of St. George in Fribourg, Switzerland.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Hans Geiler  (–1534)  wikidata:Q119156
 
Description Swiss sculptor
Date of birth/death 15th century
date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
 Edit this at Wikidata		 1534 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Fribourg
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artist QS:P170,Q119156
Photographer
Martin Thurnherr
Title
Fountain of St. George in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Object type statue
object_type QS:P31,Q179700
Description
The fountain of St. George was erected in 1524 on the square in front of the town hall. The dragon-slayer George was created by Hans Geiler. Saint George is depicted as an armoured knight on horseback who defeats the dragon and thus saves the princess. The princess is depicted in high relief under the left front hoof of the horse. She kneels on a rock. The accompanying sheep makes her recognisable as Saint Margaret. The lance (disappeared), the reins and the bit are made of metal. In medieval imagery, the motif of St. George as dragon slayer was common. He was revered as a knight of God and of religion, as the conqueror of evil and the helper of battles. Shortly before the fountain figure was erected, the Fribourg government decided against Lutheranism. On this background, the dragon fight takes on a religious-political and missionary significance. With the fountain of St. George, Fribourg positioned itself in a combative manner for Catholicism in the then current confessional question.
Depicted part Statue
Date 1524
date QS:P571,+1524-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Marmor aus Aigle
Dimensions 128 cm (Höhe der Skulpturengruppe)
Place of creation en:Fribourg, Switzerland
Object history The sculpture of the dragon slayer was completed in 1524 by Hans Geiler, partially gilded by him and coloured by the painter Hans Boden. The original column by Hans Geiler was replaced by a chased column with composite capital by Joseph Tschupphauer during the restoration work of 1759-1761. At the same time, Gottfried Locher renewed the coloured setting.
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This is an image of a cultural property of national significance in Switzerland with KGS number
2126
Notes The sculpture shown is a copy; the original is in the Museum of Art and History Fribourg, Switzerland, MAHF.
References
  • Marion Gartenmeister: Brunnen im Stadtbild. Ikonographie und Repräsentationsformen in Freiburg des 16. Jahrhunderts. In: Hans-Joachim Schmidt (Hrsg.): Stadtgründung und Stadtplanung — Freiburg im Mittelalter = Fondation et planification urbaine — Fribourg au moyen âge. Wien, Berlin, Zürich: Lit Verlag, 2011, ISBN: 978-3-643-80017-6 (= Geschichte. Forschung und Wissenschaft, Bd 33), S. 115—148.
  • Marcel Strub: Les monuments d'art et d'histoire du canton de Fribourg. Tome I: La ville de Fribourg. Bâle: Birkhäuser, 1964, S. 216—220.
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Object location46° 48′ 20.09″ N, 7° 09′ 39.38″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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