Year of construction:
1904
Design:
Leonhard Herzog
Implementation:
Lenz Metal Foundry
Location:
Depiction:
The figure of a crossbowman (snip shooter) kneels on a cylindrical column standing in a shell-shaped ribbed bowl.
The bowl is supported by a decorated sandstone pillar with two gargoyles, from which water falls into the fountain basin.
History:
The Schnepperschützenbrunnen fountain commemorates the traditional crossbow shooting competitions that took place here until the second half of the 18th century, the first of which was held in 1487 in honor of Emperor Frederick III.
Reference:
Elke Masa: Freiplastiken in Nürnberg. Plastik, Denkmale und Brunnen im öffentlichen Raum der Stadt. Verlag Ph. C. W. Schmidt, Neustadt (Aisch) 1994, S. 415 f.
Helmut Häußler: Brunnen, Denkmale und Freiplastiken in Nürnberg. Eine Bestandsaufnahme. Verlag Albert Hofmann, Nürnberg 1977.
Hinweistafel am Brunnen