Where did the Hildesheim cathedral doors come from?
The bronze doors commissioned by Bishop Bernward for Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany, and completed in 1015, are one of the most seminal works of early Medieval art. They represent an interest in reviving the art of bronze sculpture from antiquity, which we saw already in class as practiced in the ancient Near East and Etruria.
When was the Bernward door in Hildesheim made?
The Bernward Doors (German: Bernwardstür) are the two leaves of a pair of Ottonian or Romanesque bronze doors, made c. 1015 for Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany.
Who was the Bishop of Hildesheim in 1015?
The Bronze Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral The bronze doors commissioned by Bishop Bernward for Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany, and completed in 1015, are one of the most seminal works of early Medieval art.
Is the Hildesheim door panelled or panelled?
There are various possibilities for the model of the Hildesheim doors as panelled doors (on the Roman model) and for the material used.
Where was the Church of St Stephen in Hildesheim?
An older Hildesheim parish church probably once stood on the site of the Chapel of Saint Stephen next to the gatehouse at the eastern entrance to the chapel of St. Hellweg, which might date back to Hildegrim of Châlons and his expedition to East Saxony.
Where are the panels on the Bernward Doors?
The panels on the left leaf depict scenes from the Old Testament, starting at the top with the Creation of Man and ending with the murder of Abel by his brother Cain. The panels on the opposite side show events from the New Testament, starting with the Annunciation to Mary at the bottom and ending with Easter and the Ascension at the top.