Inkpot Madonna
| Inkpot Madonna | |
|---|---|
| German: Tintenfassmadonna | |
 | |
| Artist | anonymous |
| Year | c. 1430 |
| Type | Wood sculpture |
| Dimensions | 180 cm (71 in) |
| Location | Hildesheim Cathedral, Hildesheim, Germany |
| 52°08′56″N 9°56′47″E / 52.1489°N 9.9464°E | |
The Inkpot Madonna (German: Tintenfassmadonna) is a late-
World Cultural Heritage list since 1985, which is consecrated to the Assumption of Mary. The coloured life-size wooden statue was created around 1430, probably in Lower Saxony, and has the hallmarks of the international Gothic
style: a tender face, loose posture and flowing drapery.
Description
The sculpture, made of oak, is 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) tall.Baby Jesus is held in her left arm. He bends away from his mother, looking towards the viewer.
The significance of the statue is its theme of writing: the child holds a
saved are inscribed by Jesus. Mary, therefore, is shown to have contributed by providing the "material" for this saving work. The inkpot might also indicate that the Baby was already full of wisdom.[2]
Location
The Inkpot Madonna was originally located in the
Mother of God in the cathedral.[2]
In 2010 the sculpture was moved to the Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, while the cathedral was being renovated.
References
- ^ Diocese of Hildesheim. p. 10. Archived from the original(PDF; 2,6 MB) on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Diocese of Hildesheim. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Tintenfassmadonna unter dem Skalpell / Aufwändige Restaurierungsmaßnahme in der Klosterkammer" (in German). lifepr.de. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Computertomographie für die Tintenfassmadonna" (in German). Radiologie am Raschplatz. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Die Tintenfassmadonna" (in German). Welterbe Niedersachsen. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tintenfassmadonna.
- Mary holding the inkpot, the Christ-child writing ~ Madonna-representations finto.fi
- Tintenfassmadonna Landesmuseum Hannover
- Roksana Jachim: Die Tintenfassmadonna aus dem Mariä Himmelfahrt Dom zu Hildesheim. Technologische Untersuchung und Erstellung eines Behandlungskonzeptes. (Academic thesis) (in German)
- View into the north transept, with the Inkpot Madonna on the left and the Christ Column near the entrance to the crypt. sacred-destinations.com
- "Restoration of inkpot-madonna" puzzlepix.hu