The Roman Soldiers Fighting the Fire

The Roman Soldiers Fighting the Fire

The Roman soldier fighting the fire depicted a Roman soldier holding a spear, extinguishing a burning house with a bucket of water. This clay sculpture model is now housed in the Heiligenkreis Monastery Museum and later became the prototype for stone sculptures made along the path of the cross. It has a height of 34.5 centimeters and was made between 1740-1745.