Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

The atrium, also called paradise, connects the minster church with the church of St. John. On the north and south side it has bronze doors.
The doors of the southern portal show St. Mary sitting on a throne with the Child on her lap and the patron saints of the Minster Church, Sts. Cosmas and Damian. When closed, in the four corners of the doors are vignettes of the Four Evangelists. At the top are two coats of arms and Latin texts:
(left) qvodcvmqve dixerit vobis facite (Do whatever he tells you) ( in the words that Mary addressed to the servants at Cana).
(right) eriti mihi testes (You shall be my witnesses) (motto the the coat of arms of Franz Hengsbach). The tympanum shows God in a throne in the sky. At the inner side, the tympanum shows two bishops kneeling at an altar with cross and chalice.

Left door with St. Mary sitting on a throne with the Child on her lap.		Right door with Sts. Cosmas and Damian.
Angel - St. Matthew (top left)	Eagle - St. John (top right)	Lion - St. Mark (bottom left)	Bull - St. Luke (bottom right)

Left door: Unknown coat of arms.

Right door: Coat of arms of Franz Cardinal Hengsbach.

Tympanum outer side.

Tympanum inner side.

Sculptor

• Toni Schneider-Manzell (Manzell 1911 - Rosenheim 1996), German-Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Essener Dom, Atrium.

Tags

Locatie (N 51°27'20" - E 7°0'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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