Rubens Fountain
The Rubens Fountain is a fountain created by the Siegerland artist Hermann Kuhmichel (1898–1965) in 1935 . It stands in the park of the Upper Castle in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Siegen .
The well, situated on the southern foot of the witch's tower called fortified tower of the eastern lock fastening, consists of a hexagonal, about 1.5 meters wide water basin with a 40 centimeter high stone surround. A stone sculpture stands on a base at the rear edge of the pool . It depicts three veiled women crouching close together and carrying a naked baby on their hands together. The figures symbolize a long-standing dispute between the cities of Antwerp , Cologne and Siegen over which of these three cities the Flemish baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) was born. The inscription on a bronze plaque attached to the front edge of the water basin, which also bears the coats of arms of the three cities, tells of this story.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Rubens Fountain on the website of the city of Siegen (accessed on September 27, 2012)
Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 29.7 " N , 8 ° 1 ′ 50.7" E