Hildesheim Cathedral Font [plaster cast] 1874-29) : Close view, showing the reliefs

Creator:

after unknown (German sculptor)
Künsthardt, F., active ca. 1850-1880

Published/Created:

ca. 1874

Physical Description:

183 x 99 cm (diameter)

Date Depicted:

5/25/2007
1850 AD - 1899 AD

Materials:

patinated plaster

Notes:

The plaster cast is patinated to resemble brass. The original cast brass font is decorated with representations on the cover of Moses and Aaron on either side of an altar, an Allegory of Pity, the Anointing of Christ by St. Mary Magdalen, and the Passage through the Red Sea of the Israelites, the Ark of the Covenant, the Baptism of Christ, and the Virgin and Child between two bishops and the Provost Wilbernus at her feet; the figures supporting the font represent the Rivers of Paradise. The font (ca. 1220) was given to the Cathedral of Hildesheim by Wilbernus, Provost of Hildesheim (1216-1220).

Topics:

Sculpture -- Germany -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)
Nineteenth century

Culture:

German

Accession Number:

7A3-M-VA-HCF-A5

Genre:

baptismal fonts (AAT)
sculpture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

allegorical; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; portraits; saints; Jesus Christ; donor portrait casting architectural elements; fonts (religious building fixtures); copies (derivative objects); reproductions; replicas

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Four

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/25/2007

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

London, England: Victoria and Albert Museum

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10109749

PID:

digcoll:1847945