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Tympanum der Basilika Sankt Godehard

Tympanum of the Basilica of Saint Godehard

Medieval artist
Middle ages?

Hildesheim / Tympanum der Basilika Sankt Godehard

Description

Tympanum at the main portal (north-west portal) of the Basilica of St. Gotthard, showing Christ in the middle with Saint Epiphanius on the right and Saint Gotthard on the left.

Sculptor

Unknown medieval artist.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Basilika St. Godehard (Hildesheim).
Adolf Zeller, Die Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Hannover, vol. II.4. Regierungsbezirk Hildesheim, Stadt Hildesheim, Kirchliche Bauten (Hannover, 1911), p. 237-239 (PDF online).
Kurd Fleige, 'Symbolhaft verschlüsselte Endzeit-Verheißung auf Tympanon-Relief von St.Godehard, Hildesheim' Kirchenkunst, Kapitellsymbolik und profane Bauten: Ausgewählte Aufsätze zur Bau- und Kunstgeschichte Hildesheims und seiner Umgebung (Hildesheim: Bernward-Verlag GmbH, 1993). S. 151-153 - quoted in Wikimedia Common..

Locatie (N 52°8'43" - E 9°56'58") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens549; Photograph: 29 August 2022
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