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jan 1, 1543 - Hans Gieng's statue on the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Fountain of Justice)

Description:

- allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems
- first known representation of Lady Justice as blind
- this was supposed to represent impartiality
- origin of Lady Justice was Iustitia, the goddess of Justice in Roman mythology

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Date:

jan 1, 1543
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~ 483 years ago

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