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Dec 6, 2023 · Death of the Virgin, South portal, Strasbourg Cathedral. by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. The scene of the Death of the Virgin exhibits a new naturalism and inspiration from ancient Roman sculpture. Death of the Virgin, South portal, Strasbourg Cathedral, c. 1230.
Death of the Virgin c. 1230 Stone Cathedral, Strasbourg: This group is on the tympanum of west portal of south transept. It is the first clear example of first-class sculpture in Germany derived in style from France.
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Feb 20, 2016 · Designed on the Strasbourg Cathedral, the tympanum represents the DEATH OF THE VIRGIN. Mary, being the emphasis, is surrounded by the twelve apostles around. Christ, standing in the center, receives his mother’s soul (doll-like figure on his left hand). Among the twelve apostles is Mary Magdalene, crouching beside the deathbed.
After the incorporation of Strasburg into France in 1681, the cathedral was returned to the Catholics and dedicated to the Virgin (the double doorway of the south transept depicts in the tympana two scenes commonly used to honour her death and her coronation in Heaven).
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Dec 6, 2023 · The scene of the Death of the Virgin exhibits a new naturalism and inspiration from ancient Roman sculpture. Synagoga and Ecclesia, Strasbourg Cathedral A close look at Synagoga and Ecclesia at Strasbourg Cathedral helps to illuminate the shifting meanings of Gothic sculpture.
