Tullau fool
The Tullauer Narr is a clay figure from the baroque period . It is located in the Hällisch-Franconian Museum in Schwäbisch Hall .
History and description
The 27 cm high figure was once in the garden of Tullau Castle . It was modeled from clay around 1650, shows traces of painting and probably once served as a fountain figure.
The obese man is shown sitting on the floor. With his left arm, which is only partially preserved, he wraps around a rod glass that is as tall as himself and the lower part of which is studded with knobs ; in his right arm, which has also broken off, he probably once held a wineskin or a small barrel; but possibly also a big sausage. At least that is how it can be read in a description of the figure from the 19th century. This description goes on: "The same served as a vexir figure at a waterworks and is arranged in such a way that a jet of water from his mouth could be directed at the viewer."
A chain of pairs of sausages hangs over the belly of the Tullau jester. He wears a ruff; the oversized head has a snub nose, bulging eyes and a large, laughing mouth.
literature
- Albrecht Bedal, Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum Schwäbisch Hall , Westermann 1990, p. 66
Individual evidence
- ↑ projekte-regional.de (PDF; 262 kB)
- ^ Württembergische Vierteljahrshefte für Landesgeschichte , Volume 4, Kohlhammer 1881, p. 155
- ↑ Brief description in the Schwäbisch Hall city magazine Hallo , September / October 2012, p. 15 (PDF; 7.4 MB)