Gutenberg Graffiti Painted Wall In Mainz Germany Editorial Photo

In a walk alongside the Rhine River waterfront, one can see a 12-foot tall painted portrait of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, covering what was formerly a graffitied wall. Gutenberg, who was born around 1385 in Mainz, was the son of a modest merchant family and apprenticed as a goldsmith in his early life.