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This oriel (bay window) was created in 1904 and the relief was made by Henri Gisbert Geene a professional sculptor (1865 – 1950). On the left side you can see a woman and on the right side an old man in front of a library who’s writing a Book.
Although this bay window can not tell us such an extensive story, the depictions of Henri Gisbert Geene are worth a closer look. There is the «Youth» which is portrayed as a pretty, dreaming but intelligent girl with long hair. Her hair is tied in a braid and she is chewing on a pencil, trying to understand the world instead of concentrating on writing.
On the other hand: the bearded scribe who is bent over his writing, as if to preserve it from the bad influences of time and the questioning looks of the young student.
Freieck Erker St.Gallen




