Golden Madonna of Essen

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sculpture
gptkbp:artwork lost-wax casting
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Essen_Abbey
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important_artifact_of_the_Ottonian_period
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Museum_of_the_Diocesan_Museum_in_Essen
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Virgin_Mary
gptkbp:exhibits iconographic elements
gptkbp:features enamel and gemstones
gptkbp:formed Essen
gptkbp:height approximately 1.1 meters
gptkbp:historicalContext commissioned_by_the_abbess_of_Essen
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Middle Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Golden Madonna of Essen
gptkbp:influences later medieval art
gptkbp:isConsidered one of the oldest known representations of the Virgin Mary in gold.
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Essen_Cathedral_treasury
gptkbp:location gptkb:Essen_Cathedral
gptkbp:material gold
gptkbp:notableFeature crown_and_scepter
gptkbp:represents royalty and divinity
gptkbp:style gptkb:Romanesque
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:yearEstablished around 980 AD