L'Ours au Raisin - Andlau, (Alsace) France
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N 48° 23.194 E 007° 25.013
32U E 382793 N 5360477
[FR] Cette statue de l'ours qui se nourrit d'une grappe de raisin a été offerte en 1998 par la confrérie des Hospitaliers. [EN] The statue of a bear eating grapes was given to the town in 1998 by the confrérie des Hospitaliers.
Waymark Code: WMVWA4
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 06/03/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 3

[FR] Oeuvre du comte Roland d'Andlau, sculpteur animalier réputé cette sculpture de bronze unit à la vigne l'ourse, dont on retrouve la symbolique de la fécondité, associée ici aux récoltes.

[EN] The work of count Roland d'Andlau, renown animal sculptor, this sculpture in bronze, unites the bear with the grape vine, which is symbolic of fecundity, here associated with harvests.
Name of statue: L'Ours au Raisin

Name of creator: count Roland d'Andlau

Material: Bronze

Date created: 1998

Additional Coordinates: Not Listed

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