Cycle of the founders (Stifterfiguren)
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Cycle of the founders (Stifterfiguren) is a renowned group of 13th-century donor sculptures depicting secular founders and patrons, celebrated as masterpieces of medieval stone carving and portraiture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cycle of the founders (Stifterfiguren) canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
donor sculpture
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medieval artwork ⓘ sculpture group ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stifterfiguren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important for study of medieval portraiture
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key example of medieval donor imagery ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | stone ⓘ |
| chronology | 13th-century sculpture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Christian art
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European medieval culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
patrons
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secular founders ⓘ |
| genre | portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfWorks | multiple figures ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual donor figures ⓘ |
| hasType |
donor portrait
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figural sculpture ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| materialUsed | carved stone ⓘ |
| movement |
Gothic art
NERFINISHED
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medieval art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high artistic quality
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medieval stone carving ⓘ portraiture ⓘ realistic representation of lay donors ⓘ |
| period | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
founder
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patron ⓘ |
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