Death of the virgin strasbourg cathedral

The Cathedrale de Notre Dame in Strasbourg is one of France's most impressive gothic buildings, and is particularly noted for it's soaring west facade, richly ornamented and crowned by a single steeple (two were originally planned but this.

Designed on the Strasbourg Cathedral, the tympanum represents the DEATH OF THE VIRGIN. Commissioned by the museum inthe cast was made in the casting workshop of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin. Death of the Virgin, South portal, Strasbourg Cathedral, c.

Virgin Mary the burial

The crowned female figure holding a cross on the left is Ecclesia Rg. The figure on the right with the Tables of the Law and a broken lance is the defeated Synagoga Rg. The reliefs in the semicircular tympanum of the double portal depict the Dormition and the Coronation of the Virgin.

The elongated figures of the portal, the richly folded draperies, the realistic rendition of the bodies, and the vivacity of the figures of the reliefs show the novel naturalism of Northern Gothic art inspired by antiquity. Among the twelve apostles is Mary Magdalene, crouching beside the deathbed.

The figure on the right with .

Death of the Virgin

Medium plaster cast. The construction and decoration of the transept were carried out by an innovative workshop in the s. European Architectural Sculpture. 13th century tympanum on the south transept portal of Strasbourg Cathedral, an excellent example of medieval art showing both French and German influences.

The plaster cast collection of the Museum of Fine Arts preserves a copy of the former.

Gothic naturalism The Death

Most of the sculptural decoration of the portal was destroyed during the French Revolution but the figures of Ecclesia and the Synagoga were taken to a safe place in and the tympanum reliefs were also protected from being vandalised.

It was exhibited in the Romanesque Hall in Home Explore the Collection. Department Sculptures - Plaster casts. Visible Storage. Mary, being the emphasis, is surrounded by the twelve apostles around. It is the first clear example of first-class sculpture in Germany derived in style from France.

The crowned female figure holding a cross on the left is Ecclesia (Rg), the personification of the New Testament and the triumphant Christian Church.

Replica of the tympanum

Previous image Next image. Death of the Virgin c. Christ, standing in the center, receives his mother's soul (doll-like figure on his left hand). Artist Master of the Southern Transept of Strasbourg Cathedral active in the first quarter of the 13th century Casting Workshop of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum cast maker Berlin, first half of the 20th century.

The figures are dependent on the style of the best transept sculpture of Chartres Cathedral, with influence in the drapery and the grace of the figures from the intervening. The double portal of the southern transept of Strasbourg Cathedral was built in the early thirteenth century and is flanked by sculptures of allegorical figures.

Dated ca. The scene of the Death of the Virgin exhibits a new naturalism and inspiration from ancient Roman sculpture.

Death of the Virgin

Death of the Virgin Master of the Southern Transept of Strasbourg Cathedral, Casting Workshop of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (cast maker). Classification relief, plaster cast. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Stone Cathedral, Strasbourg This group is on the tympanum of west portal of south transept.

The double portal of the southern transept of Strasbourg Cathedral was built in the early thirteenth century and is flanked by sculptures of allegorical figures.