Art & Places: Madonna at Kornmarkt, Heidelberg, Germany
Posted on | February 27, 2013 | 28 Comments
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” ~Michelangelo.
In the case of the beautiful baroque statue above, it was sculpted by Peter von den Branden in 1718.
Known as Madonna of the Corn Market (Kornmart in German language), this statue still stands proudly in the Kornmarkt, where she is appreciated not only for her religious meaning, but her artistic as well.
As Mary (Maria) became the patron saint of Catholic belief in the Palatinate, this statue was built by the Jesuits for The Prince Elector, who was trying to persuade the people of Heidelberg to switch to Catholicism. He failed as many of the Protestants preferred to migrate out of Heidelberg.
Mary demonstrates three typical characteristics of this period: Queen of Heaven, a virgin and Lady of Victory. She stands with her baby (Jesus) in hand on a gilded round cloud formation supported by four cherubs. The baby has his right hand raised in a blessing gesture wile his left hand holding a spear in the head of the snake dragon which represents the Protestants.
The statue stands on a pedestal base (7.38m high) equipped with three fountains bowls and was created in red sandstone. Other materials include various metals such as copper, brass and iron.
Information source:
Tourism Heidelberg – Madonna of the Corn Market
Wikipedia – Madonna Kornmarkt
Databank – Konrmarkt Madonna
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Thanks for the info, kak! Selalu saya tengok je public art ni tapi tak tahu apa maksudnya.
Second pic I like so much
Yes, I took close-up. Can see the details.
Yes can see so closed, good job! I know not easy to master to snap pic
Hehe easy la actually, just go near, point and shoot.
I see you post up many pics in web, does it take many spaces? As blog spot cannot put many got limitation
TH, I have little space left. It has been five years and I have psoted so many pictures haha. Must upgrade to get more space. But I think sharing like this also can, just embed the code.
That’s why not easy to blog hehe.. Sharing pics. Your web sharing many pics, awesome none stop seeing them.
Glad you like all my pictures! I am going to Disneyland Hong Kong soon and I will share more photos.
wow! When?
Azah, 14th-16th March. Yay!
Morning Emila!
Morning Marzie!
So clear la your pics!
tula. I wonder if Kak Emi could make an entry about her cameras.
HEhe, nak Kak Emi blog pasal camera ya? Ok nanti Kak Emi buat.
Thank you!
Lovely statue, thanks for sharing dear, happy Thursday!
Thank you, dear! Kudos to the sculptor. Happy Thursday!
seronok jln kat negara org… bnyak sejarah n seni yg boleh kita tgok..
Dysha, memang seronok. Kak Emi cuba narrow down ke art sebab tak ramai yang buat tentang art and places.
Menarik.
Retweet quote ni “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” ~Michelangelo.
setuju sangat!
Kan? Brilliant quote by the great artist.
Nice picture;)
It must be great if i can be here too
Kan, Shasha? It’ll be great if you can be there. Tahun ni kot?
Banyak statue macam ni di sana ye… saya teringat 2 lukisan K.Em mengenai statue ini… cantik!