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Couple at the Fountainheight 40 cm Fritz Schulze, 1864 Signed 'F. Schulze, Roma'; opposite side 'Roma, G. Nisini, Fuse' (cast by G. Nisini at Rome). Original bronze fitted on fragment of porphyry from an ancient Roman building.
Shepherd boy is pouring the girl a cup of premixed water and wine. The small empty amphora lying at the base of the setting contained the wine. During classical times wine was rarely drunk neat. As a regular cooling drink the wine and water were mixed as much as 1:5. The theme of the sculpture tells of a shepherd who finds a girl near a fountain and offers her a cup of watered wine. The two look deep into each other's eyes and love strikes them like lightening. But the girl is not just a simple maiden. Released from her spell by the love of the shepherd, the girl begins to change back to the goddess she really is. Slowly a shine of pure gold begins to spread over her body. This can be seen on the gold-plating on the left arm, hands and legs. The artist Fritz Schulze was born at Redensburg, Schleswig-Holstein on July 17, 1838; died in Munich December 23, 1914. He studied at Copenhagen Academy, 1856-63. Then he went to Rome for one year (1864) during which time he created the 'Couple at the Fountain'. He settled in Munich. Schulze specialized in classical and historical figures and groups. |
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