Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 10 April 2008 in Art & Design and Portfolio.
Back to Xanten, the fine medieval town in the Lower Rhine region. This is the St Anthony altar in St. Victor's Cathedral. Instead of showing the stages of life of the saint we can see various figures in niches, among them St. Anthony and Mary Magdalene.
Extraordinarily beautiful and intricately made! A lovely image!
10 Apr 2008 12:24am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks! The concentration of beautiful altars in this cathedral is indeed extraordinary.
A beautiful work of art. I like the 2 little paintings on left and right.
10 Apr 2008 3:31am
@Evelyne Dubos: I don't know exactly but I think the have been added in the 16th century.
i love the fact that you bring this beauty to people that don't normally get to see this in person....thank you:)
10 Apr 2008 11:23am
@jenniellen: My pleasure! Actually I'm making photos of things I'm really interested in (that's why I try to explain what can be seen on most of the images). And I really like to share that with others, because I always get something back that I don't have had before or I didn't know that it would exist :-)
pfew!!, this is has so much detail and is telling such a big story. My screen is too small. Nice light.
10 Apr 2008 12:57pm
@lightwriter: So glad you like it! (Hey - Xanten isn't that far from Holland, come and take a closer look!)
My goodness, the details are amazing! and to think it was crafted so long ago is incredible. Another wonderful capture MS :)
10 Apr 2008 2:09pm
@MaryB: Even more amazing is the sheer number of beatiful altars in that cathedral. And you come very close to them and watch every detail!
very nice shot!!!
10 Apr 2008 2:53pm
@Kaddy: Thanks, Kaddy!
Beautiful artwork, well captured :)
10 Apr 2008 2:54pm
@Ina: I once tried wood carving but got nothing but bloody fingers ;o)
Perfect work!
10 Apr 2008 3:46pm
@Brites: If I only knew who made this masterpiece!
Beautiful work here . . perfect setting.
10 Apr 2008 4:57pm
@Ronnie 2¢: Thanks, Ronnie, glad you like it!
One of your replies suggests the carving is wood --it's not ivory?
14 Apr 2008 9:56am
@Twelvebit: No, it's all wood. Very small parts might contain some ivory - but that would have been much too costly. The only matter that comes close to ivory are the human bones you can see in the socket :-)
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