Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg

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The Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg is a renowned late Gothic sculptural cycle by Adam Krafft, depicting Christ’s Passion along a processional route in the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian devotional monument
late Gothic sculptural cycle
public sculpture ensemble
artForm relief sculpture
artisticStyle highly detailed relief carving
naturalistic figure representation
associatedWith Holy Week processions NERFINISHED
urban piety in late Middle Ages
country Germany NERFINISHED
creator Adam Kraft NERFINISHED
creatorRole Adam Kraft as master sculptor
culturalContext late medieval Nuremberg
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
depicts Passion of Christ NERFINISHED
Stations of the Cross NERFINISHED
scenes from Christ’s journey to Calvary
function visual meditation on the Passion
genre religious art
hasPart individual station reliefs
sculpted figures of Christ
sculpted figures of Roman soldiers
sculpted figures of bystanders
hasType outdoor sculptural way of the cross
heritageDesignation historic monument of Nuremberg
influencedBy Gothic realism in sculpture
late medieval devotional practices
languageOfInscriptions German
locatedIn Bavaria
Germany
Nuremberg
locatedOn processional route in Nuremberg
material stone
medium stone relief sculpture
movement Late Gothic
notableFor expressive pathos of figures
integration into urban devotional route
partOf Nuremberg’s late Gothic artistic heritage
period late 15th century
religion Christianity
subjectHeading Christ’s Passion NERFINISHED
theme suffering and redemption
touristAttraction yes
use outdoor pilgrimage
processional devotion

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Adam Krafft notableWork Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg