Illuminated Bishops, a photo from Bayern, Ouest

Photographer's Note

Some of the fine sculptures to be discovered inside Bamberg Cathedral.

Bamberg Cathedral (German: Bamberger Dom, official name Bamberger Dom St. Peter und St. Georg) is a church in Bamberg, Germany, completed in the 13th century. The cathedral is under the administration of the Roman Catholic Church and is the seat of the Archbishop of Bamberg. Since 1993, the cathedral has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg".

The first cathedral was founded in 1002 by King, later Emperor, Heinrich II (Henry II) and consecrated in 1012. After the first two cathedrals burned down in the 11th and 12th centuries, the current structure, a late Romanesque building with four large towers, was built in the 13th century.

The cathedral is about 94 metres long, 28 metres broad and 26 metres high. The four towers are each about 81 metres high. It contains many works of art, including the marble tomb of the founder and his wife, the Empress Kunigunde, considered a masterpiece of the sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider, and carved between 1499 and 1513. There is also an equestrian statue known as the Bamberg Horseman. This statue, possibly depicting the Hungarian king Stephen I, most likely dates to the period 1225 to 1237.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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papagolf21 (152599) 2016-11-08 0:44

Bonjour, cher Stephen,,
Très belles sculptures présentant un travail de qualité.
Le rendu est excellent.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Tue (82124) 2016-11-08 1:25

Hello Stephen,
A great photo of these sculptures and the textures of the old walls of the cathedral are such a fantastic background for them. The lighting is perfect and makes sure the details are very clearly visible.
Lars

alvaraalto (42234) 2016-11-08 2:33

Hello Stephen
Beautiful picture with a great lightning.
Especially the left sculpture gives a marvellous contrast of light and dark. It accentuates all the nice details of this fine arts.
Excellent picture
Have a nice day
Groet Rob

pajaran (102508) 2016-11-08 3:49

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, kontrast i ostrina, lepo pokazano, dobra realizacija lepom fotografijom.
Lepe skulpture.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Good work, contrast and sharpness, nicely shown good realization of a beautiful photography.
Beautiful sculpture.
Have a nice and successful day, all the best.

pierrefonds (103424) 2016-11-08 4:17

Hi Stephen,

The statues are well placed in the frame. The point of view is showing the details of the sculptures. The light is giving good colours rendering. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (205549) 2016-11-08 6:11

Ciao Stephen, great view of fantastic architecure, fine details, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

dkmurphys (77956) 2016-11-08 6:17

Hi Stephen,
Well observed detail on the cathedral's wall. The light plays a charming role here. Good capture.

Daniel

Sergiom (117241) 2016-11-08 6:24

Bonjour Stephen,

Effectivement, ces statues profitent très bien de la lumière qui arrive des fenêtres sur le côté gauche de la photo. C'est comme si elles prenaient le soleil par une chaude journée d'été.

Amicalement

Serge

Fis2 (155487) 2016-11-08 7:08

Witaj Stephen!
Curious fragment of cathedral.
A very interesting sculptures.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Good afternoon.

Nicou (193806) 2016-11-08 7:13

Hello

fantastique vue de ces Saints quelle vue et image superbe quelles statue à l'intérieur de l'église merveilleuse vue et image.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

Cricri (176) 2016-11-08 8:01

Hello Stephen
La lumière qui est très belle permet d'apprécier les moindres détails des sculptures , bon cadrage , présentation
belle journée
cricri

rychem (72179) 2016-11-08 21:45

In the past people used to place the sculptures of deserving people on the walls of churches, but I am glad that today we dont do it :)
Excellent photo, great details
regards Ryszard

carlo62 (81265) 2016-11-09 14:37

Ciao Stephen
luce difficile da gestire, ma le due statue risultano ben esposte e leggibili anche nei particolari.
La cattedrale è molto bella e credo che siano molti i tesori custoditi al suo interno.
Saluti
Carlo

mcmtanyel (58830) 2016-11-19 17:11

Hello Stephen,
This is a good detail from the wall showing the beautiful artwork. I like the colors of the stones, the textures and your careful framing.
Regards,
MT