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18-Jul-2010

The ship of fools..

Narrenschiffbrunnen (Ship of Fools Fountain) is a peculiar monument located just north of Museumsbrücke along Plobenhofstrasse.
This is the work of German sculptor Jürgen Weber (1984-87) and was erected here in 1988.

What you see is a bronze ship filled with characters that are sailing in a world of doom.
It is a pictorial representation of Albrecht Dürer woodcuts on the moral satire Das Narrenschiff by Sebastian Brant (1494) Figures include Adam and Eve,
Cain as a child as well as other allegorical figures of violence, war and destruction.

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jtocaciu04-Jul-2025 10:51
Outstanding fountain. V.
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