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Bamberg Horseman
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The Bamberg Horseman (German: Der Bamberger Reiter) is a life-size stone equestrian statue by an anonymous medieval sculptor in the cathedral of Bamberg,
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The Bamberg Cathedral (German: Bamberger Dom, official name Bamberger Dom St. Peter und St. Georg) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Bamberg’s most famous landmark since its completion in the 13th century. The cathedral is under the administration of the Roman...
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German Gothic sculpture. “Bamberg Horseman,” possibly a king or emperor, Bamberg cathedral, Germany, c. 1230–35.,Throughout this period, as in the Romanesque period, the best sculptors were extensively employed on architectural decoration. The most important agglomerations of figure work to survive are on portals, and,
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Another treasure of the cathedral is a horseman statue known as the Bamberg Horseman. This statue possibly is a portrayal of the Hungarian king Stephen I. This was made between 1225 and 1237. The Bamberg Horseman is a statue, by an unknown medieval sculptor from the Cathedral of Bamberg.
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The early 13th century Bamberg Cathedral has four towers. On the north side is the Fürstentor (Prince's Doorway), the principal entrance, and on the side with the apostles are allegorical figures of Church and Synagogue (by the sculptor who carved the Horseman).
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Bamberg ( ) A city of south-central Germany north-northwest of Nuremburg. An industrial and commercial center, it was the capital of a powerful Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main.
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It is also the site of the sole papal tomb north of the Alps; Pope Clemens II is buried here. World famous is the "Bamberger Reiter", the statue of the "Bamberg Horseman", created by an unknown sculptor and considered to be the embodiment of the ideal medieval king or knight.
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Another treasure of the cathedral is an equestrian statue called the Bamberg Horseman (Bamberger Reiter).
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Encyclopedia article about Bamberg. Information about Bamberg in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. Bamberg (bäm`bĕrk), city (1994 pop. 70,770), Bavaria, S Germany, a port on the Regnitz River. It is an industrial and commercial center;
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