German toy makers said they were planning to produce a teddy bear to immortalise Bruno , the roaming bear which was shot by hunters after spreading panic in the south of the country .
If you wanted one of the great Renaissance painters to immortalise your family , you would have been wise to request a pose showing you and your relatives on one side of the canvas , humbly kneeling to a mythological or religious figure representing or protecting the state .
Yet , like most philanthropists , he has been unable to resist the temptation to immortalise himself , if not in a statue , then in the name of the foundation he created .
