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Bronzetüren Sankt Johannes der TäuferBronze Doors Saint John the Baptistc. 6 BC- c. 36 ADitinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River. He baptized Jesus at "Bethany beyond the Jordan." (Wikipedia) |
Egino Weinert
1954 |
Three bronze doors mainly showing scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist.
South portal
In the tympanum a relief of St. John baptising Jesus. Both doors divided into ten rectangulars each, in four of them are scenes.
St. John baptistes Jesus (Mark 1:9)
 St. John greets Jesus and says ecce angus dei (Behold the Lamb of God) (John 1:35-36) |
 The priests ask St. John wer bist du (Who are you) (John 1:19-22) |
 A soldier beheads St. John (Mark 6:27) |
 Salomé holds St. John's head on a plate (Mark 6:28) |
West portal
Both doors divided into eight rectangulars each, in four of them are scenes.
 Gabriel fortels the birth of John to Zecariah zacharias, while he was performing his functions as a priest in the temple of Jerusalem (Luke 1:8-20) |
 St. Mary (s. maria) greets Elisabeth, the mother of St. John (s. elisabeth), in a ribbon magnificat (Luke 1:40). |
 Birth of St. John (Luke 1:57) |
 Hand pointing to a writing tablet with the text sein name ist johannes (His name is John) (Luke 1:63) |
North portal
The door is divided in eight rectangulars without any scenes. In the tympanon is a relief of St. Mary and Child (ave maria) and the sculptor's signature and date.
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