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Donor Sculptures of Naumburg Cathedral

June 21, 2020 by Henk Bekker

donor sculptures (Stifterfiguren) of Naumburg Cathedral

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.

From right:

Graf Konrad, a nephew of Ekkehard II and Hermann I
Gräfin Gepa (or Adelheid von Gernrode)
Gräfin Uta von Ballenstedt and Markgraf Ekkehard II of Meissen (as a couple)
Graf Thimo von Kystritz

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