Uta von Ballenstedt and Ekkehard II

Gräfin Uta von Ballenstedt and Markgraf Ekkehard II of Meissen

Gräfin Uta von Ballenstedt and Markgraf Ekkehard II of Meissen

The 12 donor sculptures (Stifterfiguren) of Naumburg Cathedral are the best-known works of early Gothic art in Germany. These life-size sculptures are very realistic and show fine details quite in contrast to the rough, idealized nature of other sculptures of the period.

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