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Luther Reliefs am Dom

Luther Reliefs at the Cathedral

Martin Luther
Eisleben 1483 - Eisleben 1546
German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation
(Wikipedia)

Gerhard Janensch & Johannes Götz
1904

Description

Below the two pairs of Evangelist statues are reliefs of Luther, resp. before the Diet of Worms, 18 April 1521, and among the reformers

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Berlin - Luther Reliefs am Dom
Luther vor dem Wormser Reichstag / Luther before the Diet of Worms by Gerhard Janensch
Luther im Kreis der Reformatoren / Luther among the Reformers by Johannes Götz
Depicted are from left to right:

schurf - Hieronymus Schurff, lawyer (Wikipedia).
luther - Martin Luther.
philipp v. hessen - Landgraf Philipp I. von Hessen (Wikipedia).
friedrich d. weise - Kurfürst Friedrich III. der Weise von Sachsen (Wikipedia).
ioh. eck - Johann von Eck, lawyer (Wikipedia).
kaiser karl v - Emperor Charles V (Wikipedia).
Depicted are from left to right:

forster - Johann Forster (Wikipedia).
bugenhagen - Johannes Bugenhagen (Wikipedia).
kruziger - Caspar Cruciger der Ältere (Wikipedia).
melanchton - Philipp_Melanchthon (Wikipedia).
aurogallus - Matthäus Aurogallus, German Goldhahn (Wikipedia).
luther - Martin Luther.
ionas - Justus Jonas der Ältere (Wikipedia).

Signature

G. Janensch fec. 1904 and johannes götz

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.

Sculptors

Johannes Götz (Fürth 1865 - Potsdam 1934), German sculptor (Wikipedia).
Gerhard Janensch (Zamborst, Pommern, 1860 - Berlin 1933), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Berliner Dom.
Die Geschichte Berlins, Der Berliner Dom.
Wikipedia, Martin Luther auf dem Reichstag zu Worms 1521.

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

Item Code: debe111; 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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Luther vor dem Wormser Reichstag / Luther before the Diet of Worms by Gerhard Janensch	Luther im Kreis der Reformatoren / Luther among the Reformers by Johannes Götz
Depicted are from left to right: schurf - Hieronymus Schurff, lawyer (Wikipedia). luther - Martin Luther. philipp v. hessen - Landgraf Philipp I. von Hessen (Wikipedia). friedrich d. weise - Kurfürst Friedrich III. der Weise von Sachsen (Wikipedia). ioh. eck - Johann von Eck, lawyer (Wikipedia). kaiser karl v - Emperor Charles V (Wikipedia).	Depicted are from left to right: forster - Johann Forster (Wikipedia). bugenhagen - Johannes Bugenhagen (Wikipedia). kruziger - Caspar Cruciger der Ältere (Wikipedia). melanchton - Philipp_Melanchthon (Wikipedia). aurogallus - Matthäus Aurogallus, German Goldhahn (Wikipedia). luther - Martin Luther. ionas - Justus Jonas der Ältere (Wikipedia).