Bernward Column
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The Bernward Column is an early 11th-century bronze column in Hildesheim, Germany, richly decorated with reliefs from the life of Christ and renowned as a masterpiece of Ottonian art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernward Column canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious artwork
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Ottonian artwork ⓘ bronze column ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| artPeriod | Ottonian Renaissance ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Ottonian Renaissance
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surface form:
Ottonian art
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| associatedWith | Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| creator |
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
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surface form:
Bernward of Hildesheim
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| currentUse | liturgical and commemorative monument ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| depicts |
Crucifixion of Jesus
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Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Entry into Jerusalem
Last Supper ⓘ Life of Christ ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ miracles of Christ ⓘ parables of Christ ⓘ |
| function | didactic narrative column ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| hasReliefType | spiral relief frieze ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.8 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage component ⓘ |
| iconography | Christological cycle ⓘ |
| inception |
c. 1020
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early 11th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Trajan's Column ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Hildesheim ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Hildesheim Cathedral ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | medieval art ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
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surface form:
Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim
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| owner | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim"
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| patron |
Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
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surface form:
Bernward of Hildesheim
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| shape | spiral column ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of large-scale medieval bronze casting
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masterpiece of Ottonian sculpture ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | New Testament scenes ⓘ |
| use | liturgical monument ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church
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Bernward Column
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subject surface form:
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Hildesheim)