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Hildesheim
Lkr. Hildesheim Niedersachsen Andreasplatz |
Heiligenstatuen an der St. Andreas-KircheSaints Statues at the St. Andrew's Church |
16th century sculptor
16th century? |
On the west and south facades of St. Andrew's Church are some statues of saints and a relief.
West facade
![]() St. Mary with Child above the portal. |
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![]() Far left: St. Mary, inscription: ie(su)s. Maria 1515. |
![]() Direct left of the portal: Melchior, inscription: Rex melcher 1515. |
![]() Direct right of the portal: Caspar, inscription: Rex caspar 1515. |
![]() Far right: Balthasar, inscription: Rex baltser 1515. |
Inscriptions unreadable, copied from Deutsche Inschriften Online; identification of the three Magi based on the types as used in art: "Caspar is old, normally with a white beard, and gives the gold; Melchior is middle-aged, giving frankincense from Arabia, and Balthazar is a young man, very often and increasingly black-skinned, with myrrh from Saba" (Wikipedia). |
South facade
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Above the south portal: unknown. |
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