03 — ARTWORK
Synagoga
MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, German · 1230 →
- MEDIUM
- Stone, height 193 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 856 × 2668 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The statue representing the Synagogue decorates the south portala doorway. A portal recessed in several steps was frequently used in Romanesque architecture; this meant that the often relatively small entrance was given considerable emphasis on the façade. of the Strasbourg CathedralThe principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun. The altar is placed at the east end. The main body, or nave, of the cathedral is usually divided into one main and two side aisles. These lead up to the north and south transepts, or arms of the cross, the shape in which a cathedral is usually formed..
The master masons and sculptors of Strasbourg had worked in the Reims stoneyards, whose style they brought with them to the Rheinish city. The allegoryA work of art which represents some abstract quality or idea, either by means of a single figure (personification) or by grouping objects and figures together. Renaissance allegories make frequent allusions both to both Greek and Roman legends and literature, and also to the wealth of Christian allegorical stories and symbols developed during the Middle Ages. of the Synagoga is modelled after that of Reims, executed about 1225 and still impregnated with the style of the classicizing sculptors. But the Strasbourg SynagogaThe forward-stepping motion is more strongly marked in the hip movement and the gesture of the arms. The art of Reims had enormous prestige and influence during the Middle Ages, when it was considered the model of all arts by the whole of Europe.
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