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Lkr. Hildesheim Niedersachsen Domhof |
St. Bernward von HildesheimSt. Bernward of Hildesheimc. 960 - Hildesheim 1022bishop of Hildesheim, 993-1022 (Wikipedia) |
Ferdinand Hartzer
Bronzegießerei Gladenbeck (Friedrichshagen bei Berlin) 1893 |
Statue of bishop Bernward of Hildesheim. It depicts the bishop in episcopal garb, with alb, stole, maniples, mitre and crosier. With these, the artist attempted to be historically accurate, roughly imitating the depictions of Bernward's chasuble preserved in the cathedral museum. However, the mitre and crosier, with the coronation of the Virgin depicted in the crook, are based on examples from a century or two after Bernward's death.
The Bishop's right hand is raised in benediction, his left hand holds his coriser at about the same height. At his feet there is a model of St. Michael's Church, which Bernward founded and in which he was buried. The depiction of the church corresponds to its modern shape (which is basically the same as the original building), not to its appearance in the nineteenth century.
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The original, 3 meter high pedestal with text and reliefs, was lost in World War II. Since 2011 the statue stands on a simple stone block without any text.
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