Ludwigs Erbe

The triptych, Ludwigs Erbe is an artwork of the sculptor Peter Lenk, on the wall of the town hall of Ludwigshafen am Bodensee, Germany.

[1] The art project was initiated by the local association for promotion of tourism in 2003 and was approved in a council meeting under the working title "Toilet Drama and Feudalism".

The title of the artwork alludes to Grand Duke Ludwig von Baden who governed Ludwigshafen for twelve years and gave the town its name.

In the middle section of the triptych, the Grand Duke sits on a throne overlooking the scene in which mainly current people and events are satirised.

The characters here appear to be Josef Ackermann, Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche, the former chairman of the Volkswagen board Ferdinand Piëch and the former head of Energie Baden-Württemberg Utz Claassen.