标题:Krone, Lorbeer, Zepter. Zum Wandel von Insignen am Beispiel der Bronzestatue des Brandenburgischen Kurfürsten und Preussischen Königs Friedrich III./I. von Andreas Schlüter und Johann Jacobi
期刊名称:Potestas. Estudios del Mundo Clásico e Historia del Arte
印刷版ISSN:1888-9867
电子版ISSN:2340-499X
出版年度:2013
卷号:6
期号:6
页码:175-199
DOI:10.6035/Potestas.2013.6.8
出版社:Universitat Jaume I
摘要:A bronze statue of the fi rst Prussian king exemplifi es the competition between insignia and changes in their meaning. Th is development can be traced for the course of a century, from 1713 to 1814. Initially, the sceptre in the king’s hand was universally regarded as the central item; by specifi c decree laurel crowned his head, whereas the crown only appeared on the plinth. In 1802 the laurel was discarded, bourgeoisie and aristocracy took the sceptre from the king’s hand, sceptre and crown were reduced in size and moved to the side of the plinth. In the end, the meaning of the sceptre that had again been added, unchanged in form, was changed by bourgeoisie and aristocracy. The sceptre no longer ruled them, serving as a symbol of regal authority, but instead stood for the nation and its rule over others.