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Heiligenstatuen an der Marktkirche Sankt Bonifacii

Saints Statues at the Saint Boniface Market Church

Medieval artist & School of Peter Parler
late 14th century

Bad Langensalza / Heiligenstatuen an der Marktkirche Sankt Bonifacii

Description

The St. Boniface Market Church (Marktkirche St. Bonifacius) is gothic church, built from the 13th to the 16th centuries. The two portals have several sculptures dating from the late 14th century, and further there are statues between the corner buttresses of the tower.

West Portal

The statues are no longer present, only the tympanum remains.

Bad Langensalza - Heiligenstatuen an der Marktkirche Sankt Bonifacii

Tympanum with three scenes: at the top Christ in Majesty, in the center the twelve Apostles and at the bottom the Last Judgement.

North Portal

Bad Langensalza - Heiligenstatuen an der Marktkirche Sankt Bonifacii

Tympanum with a crucifixion scene, made by the school of Peter Parler in Prague. In the bottom left corner the scene of Abraham offering his son Isaac, and in the bottom right corner

Three statues: one on the trumeau, and two flanking the portal.

Bad Langensalza - Heiligenstatuen an der Marktkirche Sankt Bonifacii
Unknown saint (Christ?).
St. Bonifatius / St. Boniface (Wessex c. 672 - Dokkum 754), the Apostle of the Germans, missionary in the Frankish Empire; patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz. He was martyred in Frisia in 754. Bad Langensalza - Heiligenstatuen an der Marktkirche Sankt Bonifacii
probably St. Petrus / St. Peter (possibly died AD 67), apostle, first pope; patron saint of locksmiths and confessors. Usually holding the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in his hand (Wikipedia)

Tower

Madonna group from the first half of the 15th century.

Bad Langensalza - Heiligenstatuen an der Marktkirche Sankt Bonifacii
Maria mit Kind / St. Mary with Child
Unknown
Unknown

Sculptors

Unknown medieval artist.
School of Peter Parler (Schwabisch Gmünd 1330 - Praha 1399) (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Marktkirche St. Bonifacius (Bad Langensalza).
Archinform, Marktkirche Sankt Bonifatius.
Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, Westportal - Nordportal (etc.). - Madonna

Locatie (N 51°6'29" - E 10°38'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth183; Photograph: 13 October 2018
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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