Graf Konrad

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by Henk Bekker

Graf Konrad, a nephew of Ekkehard II and Hermann I

Graf Konrad, a nephew of Ekkehard II and Hermann I

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.