Diana with Leaping Antelope
On the central median of Cologne's Sachsenring stands the bronze sculpture "Diana with Leaping Antelope," created in 1916 by Fritz Behn as a study of movement showing the huntress goddess in unison with a leaping antelope.
since 1916
The bronze sculpture "Diana with Leaping Antelope" by sculptor Fritz Behn stands on the central median of the Sachsenring in Cologne's Neustadt-Süd district, near the junction with Eifelstraße.
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At a Glance
- Artist
- Fritz Behn
- Year created
- 1916
- Material
- Bronze
- Type
- Figure and animal sculpture (study of movement)
- Location
- Central median of the Sachsenring, Neustadt-Süd, near the Eifelstraße junction
- Former locations
- Rheinpark and Deutscher Ring (today Theodor-Heuss-Ring)
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Description and Motif
Fritz Behn conceived the sculpture in 1916 as a study of movement in bronze. It depicts the huntress goddess Diana touching the ground with only the tip of one foot, moving in unison with the leaping antelope. Figure and animal together form a single motif of leap and motion.
History of the Location
Today the sculpture stands on the central median of the Sachsenring near the junction with Eifelstraße. Previously it had been placed at two other sites in Cologne: in the Rheinpark and at the Deutscher Ring, which today is called the Theodor-Heuss-Ring.
Vandalism in 2015
In mid-February 2015 the sculpture was damaged by vandalism, when its right foreleg was broken off.
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