27 augustus 2018

A pig on a barrel

Last Saturday we enjoyed taking part in a guided tour through the beautiful and historical city of Deventer. This gable stone on one of the houses at the Assenstraat, picturing a pig on a barrel, was made by Dutch sculptor Anton Geerlings in 1984, so it's actually not that old. The text underneath the barrel ("DAT REGENVERCKEN") refers to the name this building had in former days, because of a deep well that used to be in the back garden.
In old Dutch the word "vercken" means 'large well' or 'large water well', and "regen" is Dutch for 'rain'.
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  1. Tom27 augustus 2018 om 20:07

    ...what a nice find.

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  2. Bill27 augustus 2018 om 21:23

    What a nice sculpture, I like it very much.

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  3. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"27 augustus 2018 om 21:29

    Pigs are adventurous and inquisitive creatures but I've never seen one balancing on a barrel before! It's a nice sculpture though.

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  4. biebkriebels27 augustus 2018 om 21:31

    Leuk zo'n toer met een gids, dan zie je toch weer andere dingen waar je anders aan voorbijloopt.

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  5. William Kendall27 augustus 2018 om 22:40

    It feels much older than it is. The artist certainly gave it that feeling.

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  6. Happy Earl Grey27 augustus 2018 om 23:03

    Waarschijnlijk wordt het varkentje daar gewassen. Geweldig!

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  7. Cloudia28 augustus 2018 om 01:38

    Thank You for sharing this gem!

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  8. s.c28 augustus 2018 om 11:46

    Mooie gevelsteen en weer wat geleerd.

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