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Bamberg Horseman. Coordinates: 49°53′27″N 10°52′58″E. Bamberger Reiter. Bamberg Cathedral, 1820. The Bamberg Horseman ( German: Der Bamberger Reiter) is an early 13th-century stone equestrian statue by an anonymous medieval sculptor in the cathedral of Bamberg, Germany. It is the first of this kind since antiquity .
Jun 1, 2020 · The Green Man beneath the Bamberg Horseman. Johannes Otto Först (Public Domain) The 1920 100-Mark banknote at the National Museum of American History. Godot13 (Creative Commons)
A foliate head in the shape of an acanthus leaf: a corbel supporting the Bamberg Horseman, Bamberg Cathedral, Germany, early 13th century. The Green Man, also known as a foliate head, is a motif in architecture and art, of a face made of, or completely surrounded by, foliage, which normally spreads out from the centre of the face.
Since he is unarmed, it is assumed that the statue shows Saint Stephen. He was King of Hungary and also a brother-in-law of Emperor Henry II. According to legend, King Stephan visited Bamberg when he was still unbaptized. It is said that he rode his horse into St. Henry's Cathedral to convert to Christianity. After his death Stephan was buried ...
Jan 4, 2019 · Alastair Sooke discovers the origins of the eerie, foliage-covered faces found in churches throughout Britain. A mask-like face engulfed in undergrowth, leaves sprouting eerily from his wretched ...
The Son of God leans down from the fold of a cloud and passes the Book of Revelation, the apocalypse, into the veiled hands of John, who is falling to his knees below. The front cover of the book is adorned with seven round discs representing the seals. Msc.Bibl.140,fol.1v (circa 1010) Staatsbibliothek Bamberg.
Jan 5, 2024 · The Bamberg Horseman (German: Der Bamberger Reiter) is an early 13th-century stone equestrian statue by an anonymous medieval sculptor in the cathedral of Bamberg, Germany. Description Dating probably from the time before the consecration of the cathedral 's new building in 1237, but after 1225, it is located on a console at the north pillar of ...
