# Augustus Fountain \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GERHARD, Hubert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gerhard-hubert-r0d7611a4222898>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Bronze

## Commentary

The Augustus fountain was erected by the city to commemorate the 1600th anniversary of the establishment of the city by Emperor Augustus. The four rivers of the city are represented by the statues of four river gods around the basin of the fountain.

## Related artworks

- [St Michael Slaying the Devil](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gerhard-hubert-r0d7611a4222898/st-michael-slaying-the-devil-re15d5ab9e99327>)
- [Tarquinius and Lucretia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gerhard-hubert-r0d7611a4222898/tarquinius-and-lucretia-r3469129f5590b9>)
- [The Allegory of Bavaria](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gerhard-hubert-r0d7611a4222898/the-allegory-of-bavaria-rb4cf2eb37be707>)
- [The Allegory of Bavaria](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gerhard-hubert-r0d7611a4222898/the-allegory-of-bavaria-rba26dd3b5f459f>)
- [Venus and Mars with Cupid](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gerhard-hubert-r0d7611a4222898/venus-and-mars-with-cupid-r01d14c147d9e61>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)