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Sculpture, Relief and Architectural fragments of the Epitaph of Christian von Hopkorf (1546-1599) in Magdeburg Cathedral

Lost Art-ID
589950
Epitaph von Christian von Hopkorf (1615), Dom Magdeburg. Historische Abbildung aus dem Jahr 1937 (LDA Sachsen-Anhalt).
Epitaph von Christian von Hopkorf (1615), Dom Magdeburg. Detail des Reliefs vor der Zerstörung (LDA Sachsen-Anhalt).
Artist / Creator
Christoph Dehne ((Künstler nicht gesichert nur stilistische Zuschreibung | not secured, stylistic attribution))
Birth
1575
Death
1640
Title
Sculpture, Relief and Architectural fragments of the Epitaph of Christian von Hopkorf (1546-1599) in Magdeburg Cathedral
Dating
1601/1625
Object type
Sculpture
Group of reported objects
Sculpture
Material / Technique
Sandstone ; Alabaster white, polychrome ; Marble black, polychrome ; Metal (Bronze) / gilded
Height
650.00 cm
Width
325.00 cm
Inventory number
DMD0148
Description
Single-axis, double-storey hanging epitaph in the southern aisle of the Magdeburg Cathedral; from below to the top: cartilaginous cartouche; brackets with an relief of the Ezekiel Vision in between; main relief with depiction of the Last Judgement, columns and sculptures beside; shell canopy; top relief with the depiction of the crucifixion.
Provenance
Strongly damaged during the World War II; [...]; partly rebuilt in 1952; loss of numerous relief and sculpture fragments, particularly parts of the main relief and top relief: fragments presumably lost or stolen during the post-war period; [...]; property of the Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt; whereabouts unknown.
Literature / Source

Literatur | literature: Heiko Brandl/Christian Forster, Der Dom zu Magdeburg. Ausstattung. Die Bau und Kunstdenkmäler von Sachsen-Anhalt 2: Der Dom zu Magdeburg. Beiträge zur Denkmalkunde 6 (Halle/Saale 2011), S. 736-738.

Published since
31.07.2020
Contact

Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt
Am Schloss 4 · Leitzkau
39279 Gommern
Germany

Phone
+49 (0) 39241 934-0
Fax
+49 (0) 39241 934-34
E-Mail
leitzkau@kulturstiftung-st.de
Homepage
https://www.kulturstiftung-st.de/
Contact
Dr. Jan Scheunemann
Position
Sachgebietsleiter Restitution
Phone
+49 (0) 345 548 4699-357
E-Mail
jan.scheunemann@kulturstiftung-st.de
Circumstances of loss reported as
Looted property
Search Request, Institution

Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt

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