Engel dienen Christus am Kreuz, der von zwei Dieben flankiert wird, die ebenfalls gekreuzigt werden. Spätgotische Kreuzigungsfresko im Kreuzgang des 12. Jahrhunderts neben dem Dom Santa Maria Assunta in der überwiegend deutschsprachigen Stadt Brixen-Brixen in Südtirol, Trentino-Südtirol. Spitzenköpfe (unten rechts) und Stachelstab (unten links) römischer Soldaten sichtbar.
4112 x 2731 px | 34,8 x 23,1 cm | 13,7 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
8. Juni 2008
Ort:
Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Duomo di Bressanone, Brixner Dom, Bressanone-Brixen, South Tyrol,
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Bressanone-Brixen, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy: Crucifixion fresco. Christ on the Cross flanked by two thieves who are also being crucified. According to tradition, Gestas was on the cross to the left of Jesus and Dismas on the cross to the right. Gestas means to complain or moan in Greek. Dismas is the Greek word for death or sunset. Amongst 14th and 15th century Late Gothic and Early Renaissance frescoes on walls and ribbed ceiling vaults in the medieval cloister attached to the Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption). The original cloister was rebuilt in Romanesque style after a fire in 1174. The earlier frescoes were painted from about 1390 by a group of artists active throughout this mainly German-speaking region, including some from the nearby town of Brunico or Brunech. Later frescoes here are believed to be either the sole work of 15th century painter and sculptor Lienhart Scherhauff (also known as Leonhard von Brixen or Leonardo da Bressanone), or by his studio, which produced fresco cycles for churches throughout South and East Tyrol. Lienhart and his artists, with their delicate style, are credited with transforming the often harsh and crude nature of the region’s Christian art. The difference is most obvious in the softer and more lifelike faces of Old and New Testament biblical characters. Some frescoes in this cloister also feature further proof of Leonardo’s hand: the painted scorpion emblem he used as a signature or trademark that led to him becoming known as the Maestro dello Scorpione (Master of the Scorpion). The spa city of Bressanone-Brixen was founded in 901 AD, becoming the seat of powerful Prince Bishops whose influence forged links between southern Germany and northern Italy. South Tyrol became part of Italy after the 1914-18 First World War. D0723.A8652
