Thursday Trios
Thursday Trios
In this half timbered house in Ladenburg lived three surgeons (Chirurgius) in the years from 1770 until after 1790. I love the symbol: a scalpel crossed with a forceps. FOWC with Fandango: Surgeon
Welcome to the first time that I’m hosting Monochrome Madness. For more information on the challenge, please visit Leanne’s site. The theme I’ve picked for this week is Night-time (or possibly, nighttime, or night time, depending on your dictionary of choice). Night-time photos can be … Continue reading Night-time in Black and White and more Black
I’m pinching the title from Ruth – but it is so appropriate today. I’m still feeling bashed up but I can mange a leisurely scroll. The weather is far too good to stay at home. My husband joined me and we walked along the river … Continue reading A Sunday Stroll
In 1770, this was the house and presumably the surgery of Nikolaus Seiler, by trade a Chirurgius. In 1791, the resident surgeon’s name was Johann Georg Lackert. And he again was succeed by Christoph Heinrich Hohbach. All of them surgeons in Ladenburg. Double-dipping for Ragtag … Continue reading The Surgical Legacy of a House
eventuell anderes Bild von der Skkulptur benutzen –> Vergleich


The white sculpture on the left stands in the palace gardens of Schwetzingen Palace. The original was crafted from stone and originally painted annually with white lead pigment paste which made them stand out and protected them. In the 19th century the natural grey colour of the stone was preferred but the sculptures were eroded by the elements. Today the originals are under cover in a hall called Lapidarium (collection of stone sculptures), and the statues in the grounds are copies made of synthetic resin or cast bronze.
The withered stone replica is found about 15km to the north-east in the botanical garden in Weinheim, called Hermannshof. At the time when this sculpture was installed in the late 19th century it was the private garden of a local industrialist family.
It was pure coincidence that I realised that these three Bacchus children playing with a billygoat were identical and that I had photos that were taken from almost the exact angle.