The Advocate Relief

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Barbara Schwartz

The Advocate Relief

Having a right and getting justice are two different things.

Das Kämpferrelief wurden 1930 vom Bildhauer Otto Mantel angefertigt. Das Original befindet sich im St. Annen-Museum.

Es zeigt zwei sich um einen Knochen streitende Hunde. Rechts und links werden sie flankiert von einem Narren, der sich diebisch freut, und einem Advokaten mit gefärbter Brille. Symbol dafür, dass dieser „ohne Ansehen der Person schlichten“ solle. „So der Hund medden Knaken, so de Düwel med Advokaten

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Barbara Schwartz

Do you ever get that feeling? You walk past an inscription, a sculpture, or a plaque and you just have to stop and find out what it's all about? That's how it is for me. ALWAYS! "One only sees what one already knows and understands." I couldn't agree more with Goethe on that point. That's precisely why I never want to stop discovering the seemingly insignificant, recognizing connections, learning new things, and getting to the bottom of people and their stories. Okay, and writing overly long sentences... And learning new languages, of course...

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