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The Small Faces of City Hall


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The window jambs of the great assembly hall of the Basel City Hall are decorated with strange visages, each with its own expression and headgear. As they're on the outside on the first floor, they can not be seen from close up.

 

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Leica M, Tele-Elmar 1:4, 135mm

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Hello Philipp,

 

Nice photos.

 

Do you know who the people are who were used as the models for these faces?

 

By this I don't mean the people who they were meant to represent. Altho that would also be interesting to know.

 

I mean the people who's copied features we are looking at here?

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

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Thank you, Michael and Stuart.

 

Unfortunately, I do not know whom the faces are supposed to represent.

 

Given that much of the illustration and other decoration were of a highly allegorical nature and meant to remind the members of both chambers to make wise use of their powers, I don't think those were meant to represent anyone in particular.

 

At a guess and seeing their exotic headgear, they could just as soon represent citizens of the ancient greek cities.

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