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Bronzetüre am Hauptportal des Domes

Bronze Doors at the Main Portal of the Cathedral

Scenic reliefs from the life of Jesus

Otto Lessing
Bronzegießerei Gladenbeck (Friedrichshagen bei Berlin)
1903-1906

Berlin / Bronzetüre am Hauptportal des Domes

Description

The three bronze doors in the main portal have each two panels with scenes from the life if Jesus.

Berlin - Bronzetüre am Hauptportal des Domes
1903
left: iesus in gespræch mit nikodemus. iohannes 3/16 (Jesus in conversation with Nicodemus)
right: iesus bei maria und martha. lukas 10/42 (Jesus with Mary and Martha)

1904
left: iesus und die iünger von emaus. lukas 24/30 (Jesus and the disciples by Emmaus) Berlin - Bronzetüre am Hauptportal des Domes
right: iesus erscheint maria magdalena. iohannes 20/16 (Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene)

1906
left: iesus helft dem sinkenden petrus. mattheus 14/30 (Jesus helps the sinking Petrus)
right: iesus erweckt die tochter iairi. markus 5/41 (Jesus awakens the daughter of Jairus.)

Signature

otto lessing fec. 1903, 1904, 1906 resp.
left: stiftung von felix schulze 1903 fabrikbesitzer
center: ...[pint]sch - julius pintsch - 1903 geheimer kommerzienrat
all three doors: akt. ges. vorm. h. gladenbeck u. sohn berlin-friedrichshagen

Sculptures at the Berlin Cathedral

The Berlin Cathedral has an extensive sculpture program which is shown on this website in seven different pages.

We visited the Cathedral on 31 August 2022. Because of construction works it was not possible to make photos of several of the statues.

Bronze Doors at the Main Portal,
Mosaic "Sermon on the Mount" in the Main Portal,
Statues of the Four Evangelists on the West Facade,
Luther Reliefs on the West Facade of the Cathedral
Christ and the Apostles on the West Facade,
Bronze "Reconciliation Door" at the South Portal,
The Sovereign's Virtues at the Cathedral.

Sculptor

Otto Lessing (Düsseldorf 1846 - Berlin 1912), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Berliner Dom.
Die Geschichte Berlins, Der Berliner Dom.

Locatie (N 52°31'8" - E 13°24'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe114; Photograph: 31 August 2022
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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1903	left: iesus in gespræch mit nikodemus. iohannes 3/16 (Jesus in conversation with Nicodemus)	right: iesus bei maria und martha. lukas 10/42 (Jesus with Mary and Martha)
1904	left: iesus und die iünger von emaus. lukas 24/30 (Jesus and the disciples by Emmaus)	right: iesus erscheint maria magdalena. iohannes 20/16 (Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene)
1906	left: iesus helft dem sinkenden petrus. mattheus 14/30 (Jesus helps the sinking Petrus)	right: iesus erweckt die tochter iairi. markus 5/41 (Jesus awakens the daughter of Jairus.)