About this motif
Near Bingen, the Mouse Tower stands on a small island in the Rhine. According to legend, the hard-hearted Bishop Hatto was eaten by mice here – in fact, the tower served as a toll and watchtower.
Scholz's large etching shows the slender Mouse Tower in the water and, opposite on the steep vineyard slope, the ruin of Ehrenfels, with the terraced vineyards of the Rheingau above. Image about 20 x 26 cm on a 32 x 42 cm sheet, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.
