Relief On Leopold`s Fountain By Johann Fruhwirth, Vienna, Austria Editorial Image

Pictured is a relief on Leopold`s Fountain by Johann Fruhwirth, Vienna, Austria. It shows the discovery of the veil of Saint Agnes, wife of Leopold. The granite fountain basin is topped with a bronze statue of Saint Leopold and a child. The Saint has a flag in his hand and is looking to a paper with a sketch of a Klosterneuburg church, held by the child. The statue stands on a plinth with two reliefs on the faces. Leopold became the Patron Saint of Austria in 1485. He established the Klosterneuburg Monastery which eventually became his residence and burial site.