# Monument to Ludwig Rudolf von Jenner

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SONNENSCHEIN, Johann Valentin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sonnenschein-johann-valentin-rd4803c95baf3ac>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

Jenner, a hiker killed in an avalanche, gazes soulfully upward, hands clasped in prayer, separated by a steep rock from the languishing figure of a nude youth who symbolizes death. But instead of mountain gear, Jenner wears Roman drapery and sandals.

## Related artworks

- [Penelope](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sonnenschein-johann-valentin-rd4803c95baf3ac/penelope-r9d1364083c6f94>)

## Attribution

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