Word: bamberger
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...early mediaeval art in our possession. This hall will contain, among other notable works, the colossal Bernward Column and the bronze gates of Hildesheim Cathedral, the bronze gates of Augsburg Cathedral, the pulpit and the Crucifixion group of Wechselburg, the choir screen of St. Michael's at Hildesheim, the Bamberg sculptures, the smaller portal of the Church of Our Lady at Treves. At its further end, raised a few steps above the floor level, there will be placed the Golden Gate of Freiberg Cathedral, in such a manner as to form the entrance to the next hall, the Gothic...
...cast of the so-called Emperor Konrad III, the oldest equestrian statue of German sculpture, has been received by the Germanic Museum from His Royal Highness, the Prince Regent of Bavaria. It stands on a pillar in the transept of Bamberg Cathedral; and, since Konrad III is buried in this Cathedral, it is indeed possible that this equestrian statue was erected in his memory. There is, however, no direct evidence of this, and the statue itself shows unmistakable affinity to some princely figures of Rheims Cathedral. It is, therefore, probably safest to consider it as an ideal impersonation...