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Kreuzigungsgruppe Petersfriedhof

Calvary on St. Peters Churchyard

Kalvarienberg oder Golgatha war der Ort an dem die Kreuzigung Jesu stattfand. In der Bildhauerkunst ist ein Kalvarienberg ein Kruzifix mit zwei oder mehr nebeneinander stehenden Statuen.
Calvary or Golgotha was the site at which the crucifixion of Jesus occurred. In sculpture, a calvary is acrucifix with two or more adjoining statues
(Wikipedia)

Hans Backoffen & Edwin Hüller
1509/10 (copy 1980)

Frankfurt am Main / Kreuzigungsgruppe Petersfriedhof

Beschreibung / Description

Sandstone calvary scene: a crucifix with at the foot St. John the Apostle and St. Mary.

Frankfurt am Main - Kreuzigungsgruppe Petersfriedhof

Anmerkung / Annotation

The original is in the Historical Museum. In 1911 a copy was made by Hermann Jeß, which was damaged in World War II. The present copy dates from 1980 and was made by Edwin Hüller.

Künstler / Artists

Hans Backoffen (Sulzbach c. 1470 - Mainz 1519), deutscher Bildhauer / German sculptor (Wikipedia).
Edwin Hüller (Hochgarth 1919 - Frankfurt am Main 2009), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Frankfurt, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Innenstadt.
Friedrich Wilhelm Battenberg, Die alte und neue Peterskirche zu Frankfurt am Main (Leipzig; Frankfurt am Main, 1895).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 50°7'0" - E 8°41'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs231; Photograph: 28 September 2014
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