The 1953 version at the Quartelenmarkt.
The Schinkemenke is a fountain statue in the Quartelenmarkt, in the neighborhood of Small Italy in the Dutch city of Venlo.
The fountainOriginally the fountain, made in 1617 by the sculptor Gregorius Schissler and a few years earlier designed by Erycius Puteanus, for the town hall on the Market. It was a design in Italian Renaissance style, which gave the city and square a more prominent appearance. The fountain continued until the end of the 18th century, after which he was broken down. The statue
The bronze statue was preserved, in a niche on the northern side of the town hall. In the course of the 20th century the statue moved to a warehouse in the Goltzius Museum and moved again when the Limburgs Museum was opened in 2000. In 1953 a replica was made, which is now on a small fountain in the Quartet Market. This replica was made by the artist Jacq van Rhijn. Background
The statue proposes a venetian Venlo city guard, hiding out of lombarder stone. He carries a shield with the weapon of Venlo depicted on it. In the course of the 18th century the statue was already completely worn. As a result, it was not exactly clear what was on the shield. The people thought at that time a ham (Venlo: Shin) was pictured on the shield. The statue is 123 cm tall. Also see Externe link
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