1 Organisers of the exhibition

represented by represented by Georg Graf von Zech-Burkersroda, the Mayor Bernward Küper Dean of the Chapter

Principal sponsors of the Saxony-Anhalt State exhibition 2011

Additional support

SEKTKELLEREI

Partners and supporters

In cooperation with Musée du Louvre Paris; Musée des Monuments français Paris; Musée National du Moyen Âge Paris; Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg; Bischöfliches Dom- und Diözesanmuseum Mainz; Hochstift Meißen; Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt; Evangelisches Kirchspiel ; Domkantorei Naumburg; Naumburg Kolleg; LISA Landesinstitut für Lehrerfortbildung, Lehrerweiterbildung und Unterrichtsforschung; Theater Naumburg

Under the generous auspices of the Chancellor Enjoy a visit to “Der verschwundene Dom” (The vanished ), of the Federal republic of , a special exhi­bition by Bischöfliches Dom- und Diözesanmuseum Mainz on Dr. Angela Merkel the occasion of the ’s 1000-year anniversary from 1st April to 31st October 2011

“From Naumburg to Meissen”, a special exhibition by the Hochstift Meissen from 29th June to 2nd November 2011 in Meissen Cathedral

Contact Exhibition office Public Relations fon +49 (0) 3445 23 01 123 fon +49 (0) 3445 23 01 122 [email protected] [email protected] The Naumburg M a s t e r – Sculptor and Architect in the Europe of

The “Schlösschen” Naumburg, Chapel of St. Giles on the marketplace in a canon‘s house in front of the Church of St. Wenceslas

Naumburg City Museum “Hohe Lilie” on the marketplace

Entitled “The – Sculptor and Architect in the Eu- An exhibition area of 2500m² will be rope of Cathedrals”, the Saxony- used, including the “Schlösschen“ Anhalt State Exhibition will be pre- on the market place, the Cathedral sented in Naumburg from 29th June of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Church to 2nd November 2011. It is organ- of St. Mary near the Cathedral, and ized by the city of Naumburg in co- the city museum “Hohe Lilie”. The operation with the United Chapters St. John’s Chapel in the Cathedral Foundations of the Cathedrals of cemetery as well as the St. Giles’ and Naumburg and the Chapel await the visitor. In addition collegiate Chapter of (Verein- tistic position in the context of mid to the exhibition space a highlight igte Domstifter zu Merseburg und 13th century Europe. Outstanding shall be the redesigned Cathedral Naumburg und des Kollegiatstifts works of art - including sculpture, garden including the children’s me- Zeitz). treasury objects in gold and silver, dieval stone masons’ lodge and the In close cooperation with a large stained glass and illustrated books Naumburg, apex of “Garden of the Naumburg Master” – number of museums, institutions from France, Germany, Poland, the St. John‘s Chapel a recreation of a medieval garden and specialists from Germany and United Kingdom, Austria and the in the cathedral cemetery where the natural plant world which abroad, this international exhibition USA – provide a unique insight and inspired the sculptor for the capitals is dedicated to the work of the so understanding of cultural and artis- of the screen in the Cathedral called Naumburg Master and his ar- tic exchange in medieval Europe. can be admired.

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The towers of the cathedral from the south west

Naumburg Cathedral under the east choir

The Naumburg Cathedral of St. P­eter peror Otto the Great in 968. With and St. Paul ranks as one of the most the exception of a few remaining important sacred cultural monu- remnants of several walls, little is left ments from the time of the European of the 11th century cathedral. High . Together with Sources indicate comprehensive the cloisters, the chapel of the Three building work on the cloisters and Kings, the Church of St. Mary and the cathedral church from 1211-1212 Naumburg Cathedral the surrounding canons’ houses, the at which time the decision was made nave looking towards the west impressive building with its four for an ambitious rebuilding of the with a view of the west and west choir towers creates a magnificent archi- cathedral. By the time of the death of tectural ensemble. Engelhard II in 1242, the The history of Naumburg Cathedral crypt, the east choir, the transept, begins in 1028 with the transfer of nave and the ground floor of the two the Bishop’s seat to Naumburg from west towers had been completed. Zeitz, which was founded by Em-

4 5 B i s h o p D i e t r i c h i i a n d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e w e s t c h o i r

Statue of Count Syzzo

The decisions made by Bishop Diet- rich II (1243–1272) had a major i­nfluence on the history of Naum- burg Cathedral. Being a member of the as well as being a long term member of the Naum- burg Cathedral chapter, Dietrich main- tained a special and intermediary p­osition in the tense network woven between the claims to power of the diocese and the attempts to contain and restrict diocesan power on the part of Margrave Henry the Illustri- ous of Meissen (1221–1288). Sieg- fried II, Archbishop of Mainz, or- dained Dietrich II as bishop. This direct contact was a major contrib- uting factor leading to the summons to Naumburg of the artist who had created the rood screen in the Cathe- dral of Mainz. The cooperative e­fforts of Bishop Dietrich II, various representatives of the cathedral chapter, and the master craftsman from Mainz resulted in the agree- ment to complete the west choir of the cathedral and by so doing to fun- damentally and symbolically mani- fest the secular and ecclesiastic legal- ity of Naumburg as Bishop’s Seat. For this reason, it was the further agreed upon to commission a group of twelve statues: one each of twelve Charter from 1249: appeal various benefactors who had en- for the completion of the cathedral dowed and gifted the Naumburg Naumburg, Domstiftsarchiv Cathedral. These twelve statues Statues of Ekkehard II, form the artistic basis of the west Margrave of Lusatia and Meissen choir itself, all of which is embedded and his consort Uta in a highly complex and comprehen- sive theological concept.

6 7 T h e w e s t c h o i r – a unique ensemble

View of the west choir Front view of the west rood screen

Christ before Pilate, relief on the west rood screen

Detail of St. John Due to their excellent artistic quality, choir – are all of consumate artistic from the Calvary scene on the architecture, sculpture, stained mastery. Faces, gestures and move- the west rood screen glass and fresco of the west choir ments are reproduced in an unusual- ly lifelike and expressive manner. (completed approximately 1250) Detail of the Virgin Mary create a synthesis which is complete- The extraordinary ability of the art- from the Calvary scene on ly unified in both its iconographical ist to give to all of his human figures the west rood screen and structural engineering aspects. a realistic expression of emotional, This extraordinary artistic, architec- spiritual, and psychological condi- tural, and theological harmony can tions, imbues the figures with an in- figures and depictions are all in an unified in order to express to believ- only have been achieved by giving a ner life and soul. The uniquely real- immediate compositional relation- ers an idea of salvation can still be general directorship of the worksite istic representations of plants in the ship and interaction with the fresco examined today by virtue of the en- to one responsible sculptor/archi- capitals of the rood screen and those of the Supreme Judge in the quatre- semble of sculpture, stained glass tect – the “Naumburg Master” who of humans and animals on the gar- foil. In harmony with the depictions and painting in the west choir. Based came from Mainz. goyles of the west choir are exam- of the Naumburg and the upon the medieval ideal of creating The composition of the Crucifixion ples of the astonishing naturalism of saints triumphal over vice in the an organic art work, the exhibition group and the related reliefs detail- the Naumburg Master. Firmly an- stained glass windows, the entire ar- offers a survey of stylistic and pro- ing the Passion on the west rood chored within an architectural tistic and architectonic complex of grammatic relationships within the screen, the design of the twelve ben- framework, the statues of the bene- the west choir manifests the central various genres of medieval art with efactor figures in the west choir, as factors in the west choir are spatially statement of faith in the theology of comparative presentations of manu- well as the deacon’s statue in the related to the Crucifixion group and the High Middle Ages. scripts, gold and silver objets d’art, form of a pult-bearer, and the bish- the reliefs depicting the Passion on How medieval works of art from and stained glass. op’s monument tomb in the east the west rood screen. In turn, these various genres were compositionally

8 9 life aNd worK of The Naumburg masTer

Atlas, supporting sculpture on the west front of Noyon Cathedral

Procession of the damned on Judgment Day on the former west rood screen of Mainz Cathedral Mainz, Dom-und Diözesanmuseum

The Founders’ bay and the choir polygon in Meissen Cathedral

As there are no written sources as to Meissen – it presents the foundation the life of the Naumburg Master, re- of the “Naumburg” workshop and search into the history and work of its forerunners in reims, Noyon, Division of the coat the anonymous sculptor/architect Coucy and . of St. Martin in the parish and his workshop is dependent on The Master’s specifi c style can be church of Bassenheim the results of architectural research seen for the fi rst time in the west and artistic analysis. However, the front of Noyon Cathedral, and also results of this research and analysis perhaps in the sculptural decora- indicate and recognize that the tions of the donjon of the fortress of Naumburg Master is one of the most Coucy, the largest castle complex in important sculptor/architects in Eu- France in the 13th century. Further- and construction of the Templars’ rope, embedded in a wide stream of more, he created in the Cathedral chapel in Iben in the rhineland. His east and west cultural exchanges. In of Metz an artistically outstanding capability as an architect was com- the form of originals and copies, the r elief. prehensively demonstrated with the exhibition in Naumburg manages to The appointment of the Master’s complete design of the west choir at bring together a large number of workshop by Siegfried III of Epp- Naumburg, and with the bold and works which manifest this cultural stein, Archbishop of Mainz, played complex site of the Cathedral at exchange so inherent to the art and an important part in the Master’s Meissen, the substructure of which architecture of mid 13th century Eu- work within the Holy roman Em- extends deep down a steep cliff. rope. As well as being based on the pire. His work on the west and east architect’s places of residence before choirs of Mainz Cathedral may have and after Naumburg – Mainz and been contemporary to the design

10 11 reims The coroNaTioN caThedral T h e i N f l u e N c e of The KiNgs of fraNce of reims caThedral

Eve with the distaff, fi gure from the rose archivolt in the north transept of reims Cathedral reims, Palais du Tau

The redeemed sinners in Abraham‘s bosom from the Prince‘s Porch of Cathedral Bamberg, Diözesanmuseum

The building of reims Cathedral Head of an angel was a magnet for stonemasons, , rheinisches Landesmuseum architects and craftsmen from all Choir of Notre-Dame over Europe. owing to the rapidity Cathedral of construction and the gigantic size in reims of the undertaking, there was a high turnover of highly specialized work- ers. The groups of workers who From the time that remigius, Arch- dynasty. New forms in sculpture moved from reims spread the new bishop of reims anointed Chlodwig, and architecture are witnesses to the knowledge of architecture, sculp- King of the Franks at the end of the innovative power that spread out ture and logistics throughout most 5th century in the cathedral, the from the most infl uential cathedral of the Christian countries within a cathedral at reims played a promi- building site of the time. Masks and very short time. Using prominent nent role in the establishment and tracery are the main elements for the originals and copies, the exhibition formation of the west Frankish – individualization of the sculpture indicates the triumphal procession later French – kingdom. The new and the artistic sophistication of the of this new style in Strasbourg, c athedral, which was built following building. From the beginning, archi- Trier, Bamberg and Magdeburg. And, a devastating fi re in 1211, refl ects the tecture and sculpture were integrat- the artistic and architectural sources confi dence and the tradition of both ed in a hitherto unknown way – the which inspired the Naumburg Mas- the most important French arch- origins of the “sculptor/architect” ter are also a central theme of the bishopric and the ambitious royal began here. exhibition.

12 13 The masTer builders of arT aNd academia – The goThic caThedrals paradise regaiNed

Atlas from Strasbourg Minster Strasbourg, Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame

Scenes from the life ornamental leaves Capital with vines of Parisian pupils from the rood screen Baptismal font from Cathedral on the west rood screen Paris, Archives nationales, in Chartres Cathedral Hildesheim, Cathedral of the Assumption of the of Naumburg Cathedral recueil des titres de Chartres, Kathedrale Virgin Mary fondation du collège de Hubant Notre Dame

During the course of the 13th centu- Architectural sketches drawn on The foundation of universities in west rood screen capitals in Naum- ry, with the building of cathedrals parchment were then passed from Europe – especially that in Paris burg are of particularly impressive that seemed to reach towards heaven, one building site to another builidng around 1150 – brought about a new vitality. In light of the sacrifi cial the scale of which transcended all site which allowed the sculptor/ar- scientifi c understanding. The writ- death of Christ as depicted on the building that had hitherto been con- chitect to comprehensively study, ings of the philosophers from anti- west rood screen these plants sym- ceived – including those of antiquity, analyse, and understand both his quity were rediscovered: in particu- bolize the redemption of the entire the social status of the architect own and other building projects in lar those of Aristotle, which formed cosmos. observation of nature is ex- changed. Entrusted with develop- their various stages. Microarchitec- the basis of scholastic teaching. As a tended to humans and animals in the ment of construction to the highest tural positions, such as baldachins result of the thoughts and writings same way. Emulating the famous standards, he was considered to be a over fi gures, mirror, in a model-like of Albertus Magnus, the Dominican “masks” of rheims Cathedral, which “doctor lathomorum”, a highly qual- manner, ideals of architecture. The friar from Cologne, scientifi c re- are based on physiognomic studies, ifi ed stonemason. The names of the “atlantes”, statues of the master search concerning nature changed. attempts were made in many locales sculptor/architects of these new, builder often found fi guratively sup- research was now exclusively con- to convey a sense of inner life in the massive buildings were often im- porting an architectural element centrated on visual experience. rendering of faces. owing to this in- mortalized in the labyrinths, a sym- within the building are allegories of This empirical principle also fi nds its creased visual awareness and experi- bol of pre-eminent architecture, the humble, modest, and servile rela- expression in art, in the naturalistic ence of nature, even mythical beings which were inlaid in the stone fl oors tionship of the master builder to his depiction of fl ora and fauna in the such as dragons appear to have a real of the cathedrals. physically and spiritually over- decoration of the capitals and in existence. whelming creation: the cathedral. friezes of foliage. The plants on the

14 15 Sin and redemption – the human face of Christ

The Eucharistic Christ private loan, Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek

The concept of distinctive individual knowledge of guilt, combined with the question of the possibility of freeing oneself from the yoke of sin through one’s own efforts pervades the entire gothic time period. How- ever, it was simultaneously main- tained that it was possible to obtain salvation through the church. This salvation occurred, for example, by presenting endowments to the church or churchrelated institutions, and by so doing, avoiding eternal damnation. The representations on the rood screen point to the act of redemption though the crucifixion of Christ, which was mystically reenacted in the celebration of the Eucharist at the choir altar. The prayers of the congregation includ- ed the benefactors portrayed in the statues on account of their good deeds. The concept of salvation on the Judgement Day with a punishing God permeated cathedral sculpture of the first half of the 13th century. In the work of the Naumburg M­aster the grace endowing Christ a­ppears instead. Those entering the choir at the west rood screen confront the Saviour directly in a powerful man- The crucified Christ ner that is not to be found in cathe- at the entrance drals either before or since. Many to the west rood screen Platter with the head and various statues and reliefs of the in Naumburg Cathedral of John the Baptist 13th century, in places far removed Naumburg, from one another, artistically indi- Treasury Vault cate the theological concept of a spiritually renewed and noble hu- manity.

16 17 Courtly culture and Sacred figures the commemoration of founders in colour and light

The Ascanians‘ Chalice , Evangelische Kirchengemeinde St. Petri und St. Marien

Christ‘s descent into hell The Resurrection The Wolfenbüttel , Staats-und Pattern Book, Universitätsbibliothek, Herzog August Bibliothek Cod. 1 in scrinio Wolfenüttel

Golden brooch from the Erfurt treasure trove Thüringisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie

Tomb figure of Margrave The stained glass windows of the Dietrich of Meissen (died 1307) west choir, which to a large extent Influenced by developments in , Kustodie der Universität have survived in their original con- France and England, a high culture dition, have not hitherto been suffi- of courtly nobles flourished in Saxo- ciently valued or recognized for ny and in the 13th century, their artistic importance. Their artis- and found expression in poetry and tic importance, however, the win- music as well as the fine arts. In the dows should be as much appreciated same context an concept of spiritual as the sculpture and the architecture, salvation developed which was artis- whereby the images in the windows tically represented with the assist- In this epoch, the commemoration have completely different origins. ance of an hierarchically organized of cathedral founders via an artistic The “Zackenstil”, which spread classification system, as seen for ex- process increased considerably. from the Rhineland to North and ample, in the west choir of the Founders and benefactors often long Central Germany, is based upon Naumburg Cathedral. The sculp- dead were memorialized in the form Byzantine motifs. As the “Wolfen- tures of the founders in Naumburg of monuments or, as in Naumburg, büttel pattern book” indicates, these evoke the characteristics and distinc- as statues. These memorials serve as various patterns were formalised and tions developed by and inherent to a reminder of the everlasting, perpet- compiled in Constantinople. The ex- the knightly class since the 12th cen- ual powers as well as the venerable hibition highlights the significance tury. These class characteristics and age of ecclesiastic institutions. In the of the Naumburg stained glass, distinctions were to be seen in weap- statues of the founders, intended as Mary Magdalene which is then compared to a selec- onry, heraldry, costume and jewel- models to emulate, the prospect and in the north window tion of unique examples of stained lery, and particularly in the stand- promise of salvation appears to be of the west choir of glass and illustrated manuscripts. Naumburg Cathedral ards of courtly behaviour. honoured by good works.

18 19 Cathedral rood screens A new courtly ideal – art in the 13th century under St. Louis of France

Apostle from the cycle of statues in Sainte-Chapelle Paris, Musée National du Moyen Âge King Childebert I, statue from the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris Paris, Musée du Louvre

The complex development of court- 1270). Within this courtly context, a ly aspects and the associated physi- sophisticated elegance was devel- cal, human appearances seen within oped. In association with this new the sculptural cycle of the Cathedral codification of courtly life and to- Founders in Naumburg are deter- wards the middle of the 13th century mined by and are a reception of ar- in Paris, a concept of art was devel- tistic ideas and forms firstly mani- oped that henceforth would domi- fested at the Cathedral of Rheims. nate taste throughout much of Eu- The representation of the Passion of These particular stylistic forms and rope. In the exhibit, works of art Christ on the rood screen is a key modelling are indubitably a recep- carried out in France at this time or position within the overall concept tion of Rheims, and yet these forms inspired by the French model illus- in Naumburg. The sacrificial death were also rooted in the cultural her- trate this new concept of art. on the Cross is the source of redemp- itage and objectives of the commis- The exhibition presents major works tion for the penitent. Who wished to sioners of the statues in Naumburg. produced at this time in Paris, among further the salvation of his soul could So palpable in the Naumburg bene- them the statue of King Childebert do so by contributing to the church factor statues, the artistic ideal and from the abbey of Saint-Germain- in the form of financially-oriented objective of creating unique, indi- des-Prés and the apostles from Sainte- endowments. The Passion of Our vidual, human forms shall find in Chapelle. The Sainte-Chapelle, a cen- Lord is a particularly common theme Naumburg and in Meissen its final tral building project under Louis IX, The dream of the Three Wise Men, Mary Magdalene on other rood screens from the 13th relief from the rood screen in from the rood screen of expression. was built at this time to house the century, an architectural barrier Chartres Cathedral Cathedral A unified standardization replaced r­elic of Christ’s crown of thorns which separates the congregation in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Chartres Amiens, Musée du Picardie the goal of artistically registering which Louis IX had acquired. The the nave from the clergy in the choir. and portraying individual traits: a Sainte-Chapelle was erected as a Fragments of complete and identifi- The sacrifice of Isaac, relief from the direct result of a uniforming and “transparent” home for this extraordi- rood screen of Strasbourg Minster able rood screens of France and the Strasbourg, Musée de l’Œuvre unifying of courtly etiquette and life nary relic at the same time as the Rhineland will be placed alongside Notre-Dame under Louis IX of France, common- Naumburg west choir and also, in the the work of the Naumburg Master. ly referred to as Saint Louis (1226– interior, contains a cycle of statues.

20 21 Interpretations of the Naumburg Cathedral: Past and Present

Evil Queen Uta in the Cold War: as allegory of the “Eastern Scene from the DVD Colonisation” as seen on a German Federal Post “Snow White and the seven Dwarfs” stamp released during the annual conference of © Disney the East German Cultural Council in Berlin-West, 1957

A diversity of interests of proble­ matic contradictions (Romanesque/ Gothic, introverted/extroverted, Ger­- man/French etc.) provided the ma- trix for a kaleidoscopic mix of pic- Without a doubt, Naumburg Cathe- tures: the “Master” as a born again dral and the work of the Naumburg Pygmalion, as a wandering genius, as Master are unique. And yet it could God seeking mystic, as a Waldensian be maintained that there are as many heretic, and finally as a prosaic col- Naumburg Cathedrals, as many Utas lective of stonemasons. Uta, whose and Ekkehards and as many Naum- fame soon outstripped the fame of all The entertaining part of the exhibi- burg Masters to be found as there the other Naumburg likenesses, has tion in the City Museum “Hohe are viewers, readers and scholars been portrayed as a faithful wife, as L­ilie” (a building that dates back to who study them. an unapproachable aristocrat and as a the middle of the 13th century) is For a good 150 years art history has mysterious diva. The first illustration of Ekkehard and Uta concerned with the interesting ques- been concerned with the “stone mar- The Naumburg statues have been (detail). Copper Engraving from: Johann tion of how such constructs of inter- Schamelius. Historische Beschreibung von vel” of Naumburg with multifarious abused as a symbol of the would be dem ehemals berühmten Benedictiner- pretation are formed and what mani- and often contradictory results. Pop- superiority of the Germans over eve- Kloster zu St. Georgen. Naumburg 1728 fest results they have produced. Un- ular reception – at that time vehe- rything foreign; while the reproduc- der what conditions can works of art ment – began at the end of the 1920s tions in plaster and clay in West Ger- “A culture fights for its existence”. which are totally alien to the modern Uta as an icon of World War II with a flood of publications and re- man living rooms after the World perseverance and endurance rallying world be brought to life? How do productions, among which the ex- War II served as a reminder of their speeches, from: “Kultur-Sonderausgabe” the pictures appear in the eyes of the pressive photographs by Walter He- compatriots in the East. Today the of the Leipziger Illustrierten Zeitung, beholder? What do these works con- ge, a native of Naumburg and a pio- Naumburg Master and his works ap- December 1944 tribute to the process of interpreta- neer in the photography of architec- pear to stand for European integra- tion? What does the beholder bring ture and nature, played a central tion, a concept which had already with him? And how much is owing part. been achieved in the Middle Ages. to the “spirit of the age”?

22 23 The Garden of the Naumburg Master

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The Naumburg Cathedral garden In harmony with the newly rede- Within the grounds of the Cathedral The following sponsors and surrounds a large area immediately signed Cathedral Garden, the gar- garden and in the course of the Exhi- patrons have financed the reconstruction and restoration to the southwest of the Cathedral. den of the Naumburg Master man- bition a recreation of a medieval of the Naumburg Cathedral This garden of approximately two ages to create a relaxing and atmos- a­rtisans’ and artists’ workshop (Bau­ garden: and a half acres invites the visitor to pheric ambience in which the Cathe- hütte) shall be opened in which visi- stroll and enjoy the park, and per- dral itself is situated and embedded. tors may study and experience both haps indulge in a cup of coffee. Within the park complex, in close the administrative and artistic proc- Until the opening of the 2011 exhib- proximity to the west Choir, the esses of building and creating a it, this area of the Cathedral grounds “Garden of the Naumburg Master” is m­edieval Cathedral. Here visitors was not open to the public. Unified situated in which the visitor may may experience, for example, the within it are historic pond and pool study and admire the local plant creation of a copy of a statue of a complexes, the bastions of the medi- world. Exactly these plants served to founding cathedral capital member eval “Immunity Walls”, as well as inspire the Naumburg Master; he such as Uta or Ekkehard, perhaps the gardens of the former homes of used these plants as models for the the most wellknown of the twelve the canons. capitals, the friezes, and the key- figurative sculptures. stones of the west rood screens and Moreover, the Naumburg Cathedral the west choir. On both the west garden will be the location of many rood screen and in the west choir of artistic performances. Here the the Cathedral are over 150 original Naumburg Theatre will perform the capitals on which botanically cor- special highlight “Lichtschattentän­ ­ rect and identifiable foliage are to be zer” with figures, masks, music and found. dance.

24 25 Related Standpoints and Places

Bad Kösen Schönburg

Schulpforte The Monastery Pforta is a former Cistercian abbey in the Naumburg city district of Schulpforte. This ab- bey has been used as a public school for gifted students since 1543. The Monastery Church with its original building forms and substance is an excellent example of 13th century Merseburg Cistercian architecture. Built in ap- proximately 1251 the choir of the church is architecturally related to Zeitz Freyburg developments experienced on the west choir of the Naumburg Cathe- dral, indicating an influence of the Naumburg Master. Knight of Hagen. Valuable stained www.stiftung-schulpforta.de You may wish to consider visiting his- Schulpforte torically corresponding places in the glass windows and a monumental - Region with superb triumphant cross bear witness to the Bad Kösen historical building ensembles and artistic glories of the high middleag- High over the Saale River Valley the equally important works of medieval es contained within the Cathedral. picturesque ruins of the Castles of Saa- art. These corresponding positions, www.merseburger-dom.de leck and commemorate both in terms of towns and buildings www.merseburg.de their founders, the Bishops of Naum- and art works, are all closely related to burg. Built Bishops in the High Middle the historic and artistic developments Zeitz Ages, this castle served to protect the of the Naumburg Cathedral, the Ca- The Bishop’s Seat of Zeitz was creat- Freyburg trading routes, such as the Via R­egia. thedral Chapter, and the Naumburg ed in 968 and was moved to Naum- The castle of the Thuringian Land- Castle lies just a few hundred Bishops. And in the scenic landscape burg in the year 1028. The early me- graves, founded in 1090 and related meters distance from the Rudelsburg of the vineyards of the Saale-Unstrut dieval crypt of the former Cathedral to the Castle, conveys the upstream on the Saale R­iver. wine growing region, results of deci- in Zeitz is today integrated in the flair of the courtly life under- Mar www.rudelsburg.com sions of the Naumburg Bishops are historical palace church of Moritz- grave Henry the Illustrious to this www.burg-saaleck.info still to be experienced. burg. The remarkable Gate House day. Important personages such as of the Moritzburg Palace houses the Emperor Barbarossa, St. Elisabeth of Schönburg Merseburg collegiate library with the extraordi- Thuringia, and poets such as Hein- The Fortress with the imposing Round The ensemble of Palace and Cathe- nary book collections of the last rich von Veldecke emboss the castle Tower was in the medieval era an ex- dral dominates the city of Merseburg, Naumburg Bishop Julius Pflug with a unique history. In addition, tremely important possession of the and both invite visitors to explore (1499–1564). International curiosi- the remarkable Town Church of Naumburg Bishops. Of the original and to view the numerous art treas- ties are the editions of reformatory Freyburg is considered to be the “lit- 12th and 13th century building sub- ures which are maintained in this writings of Martin Luther and tle sister” of the Naumburg Cathe- stance remain today the enclosing unique ensemble. For the Merseburg Philipp Melanchthon. dral. walls, the fortress keep, and the Court- Cathedral the Naumburg Master cre- www.vereinigtedomstifter.de www.schloss-neuenburg.de house of the Naumburg Bishops. ated the tomb figure of Hermann the www.zeitz.de www.freyburg-tourismus.de www.schoenburg.de

26 27 T h e C a t h e d r a l stonemason’s hut for childre n Curators Prof. Dr. Hartmut Krohm Dr. Holger Kunde Direktor und Stiftskustos der Vereinigten Domstifter Dr. Siegfried Wagner Direktor des Stadtmuseums Naumburg

Academic advisory board Ingo Mundt Prof. Dr. Enno Bünz Kultusministerium, Magdeburg Universität Leipzig Prof. Dr. Joachim Poeschke Dr. Julien Chapuis Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Skulpturensammlung und Museum Bettina Quäschning für Byzantinische Kunst Berlin Investitions-und Marketinggesellschaft, Dr. Cécile Dupeux Magdeburg Young craftsmen in the Musée de l‘Œuvre Notre-Dame Strasbourg Domherr Prof. Dr. Arno Sames Stonemason‘s Lodge Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Hamburger (Vorsitzender des Beirates) Harvard University Prof. Dr. Dany Sandron Prof. Dr. Christian Heck Université de Paris-Sorbonne The 2011 state exhibition has a special Université Charles de Gaulle Lille Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schenkluhn attraction for school classes to the Prof. Dr. Leonhard Helten Martin-Luther-Universität Halle- Naumburg Cathedral: a day in a me- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schießl dieval cathedral stone masons’ lodge Andreas Höfflin Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden and workshop. Hands on experience Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Magdeburg Prof. Dr. Manfred Schuller lies in the foreground: faithful copies Dr. Martin Hoernes Technische Universität München of the original tools can be used. The Kulturstiftung der Länder, Berlin Dr. Bettina Seyderhelm pupils can slip into the roles of a me- Prof. Dr. Jarosław Jarzewicz Kunstgutbeauftragte der Kirchenprovinz dieval master builder or craftsman, Instytut Historii Sztuki, Sachsen, Magdeburg and experience the fascinating world Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza Pozna´n Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Stephan of a stonemason’s lodge of the 13th Dr. Norbert Jopek Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg century, and even try out medieval Victoria & Albert Museum London Reinhard Schmitt working technology. Opportunities Dr. Hans-Jürgen Kotzur Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie to build a vault with model bricks or Bischöfliches Dom- und Diözesanmuseum Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle to reconstruct a Gothic window from Mainz Christophe De Winter soft porous concrete blocks and give Dr. Pierre-Yves Le Pogam Französischer Kulturattaché it a lead glazing will abound. In addi- Musée du Louvre Paris in Sachsen-Anhalt, Magdeburg tion, a large, wooden model of the ca- Prof. Dr. Heinrich Magirius Prof. Dr. Jean Wirth thedral may be used to indicate to the Radebeul Université de Genève, children the different construction Prof. Dr. Harald Meller Unité d’histoire de l’art, Genf phases of the church. The concept for Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Prof. Dr. Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck this innovative project is currently Schoolchildren und Archäologie Sachsen Anhalt, Halle Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität being developed in cooperation with creating a tracery window Bonn the Landesinstitut für Lehrerfortbil- dung, Lehrerweiterbildung und Un- Editor Vereinigte Domstifter zu Merseburg und Naumburg und des Kollegiatstifts Zeitz terrichtsforschung von Sachsen-An- Graphic Ott+Stein, Berlin halt (LISA) [Saxony-Anhalt state In- Printed by Grafisches Centrum Cuno, Calbe stitute for the Continuing Educa- Photo credits Bildarchiv der Vereinigten Domstifter (Matthias Rutkowski, Guido Siebert); tion of Teachers and Research of Musée de Picardie Amiens (Hugo Maertens); Diözesanmuseum Bamberg (Konrad Rainer); Rheinisches Teaching Methods]. Landesmuseum Trier; Région Centre Inventaire général, ADAGP (Mariusz Hermanowicz, Aldo Abbinante); SCN Archives nationales; Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck; Herzog-August-Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel; Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg; Dom-Museum Hildesheim; Thüringisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie; Patrick Fock; Kustodie der Universität Leipzig (Karin Kranich); Walt Disney Company; Elisabeth Harting; Stiftung Dome und Schlösser in Sachsen-Anhalt, Museum Schloss Neuenburg (Thomas Tempel); Museum Schloss Moritzburg Zeitz (Schütze-Rodemann, Halle/Saale), Schönburg (Christian Günther, Leipzig) ); LISA Catalogue A catalogue of about 900 pages with numerous illustrations in colour will be published on the occasion of the exhibition; Michael Imhof Verlag; ISBN No. 978-3-86568-600-8.

28 1 Visitor Services Naumburg Tourist Board Arrival By InterCity from Berlin, Domplatz 16/17 Markt 12 Frankfurt/Main and D-06618 Naumburg D-06618 Naumburg Nuremberg fon +49 (0) 3445 23 01 120 fon +49 (0) 3445 27 31 25 or by local train Hannover v A2 A2 Berlin fax +49 (0) 3445 23 01 121 fax +49 (0) 3445 27 31 28 from Halle and Eisenach. Magdeburg [email protected] [email protected] A9 By air from airports www.naumburgermeister.eu www.naumburg-tourismus.de A14 of Halle-Leipzig, Erfurt and Berlin Halle Opening Hours Daily: 10.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.; long Fridays: 10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. The travel destination Saxony- Göttingen v A38 Anhalt impresses its visitors The Naumburg Cathedral garden with the “Garden of the Naumburg Merseburg A14 Leipzig with numerous buildings on Master” may be visited during the regular opening hours. the “”, with A14 Dresden A38 k idyllic parks and gardens in Admission charges Freyburg the “Garden Dreams”, with Weißenfels Adults/Group concessions 12/11 € Naumburg various opportunities for outdoor Concessions (students, trainees) 8 € activities at the rivers and lakes Schulpforte School children 2 € Bad Kösen Schönburg Zeitz of the “Blue Ribbon” as well as Season ticket for adults*/for schoolchildren* 30/5 € with sensational archeological *not valid for special events and without supplement for guided tours discoveries on the “Sky Paths”. Erfurt Guided tours for individual visitors Please contact us for travel offers: Frankfurt a. M. v A4 A4 A4 k Dresden fon +49 (0) 391/562-83820 Audio-Guide Languages: German, English, French www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de

Guided tours for the public München v A9 Meeting point: Schlösschen 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Naumburg Naumburg Cathedral 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Poststraße

Place Duration Price per person** Roßbacher Straße 7 “The world of the Gothic Cathedral” 4 Guided tour through the Schlösschen 30 minutes 1.50 € plus admission B 180 DOMFRIEDHOF L 205

Aegidiengasse Hallesche Straße “Way and works of the Naumburg Master” 3 Neumauer P P Guided tour through the Cathedral & cloisters 60 minutes 2.50 € plus admission 8 Dompredigergasse Postring MORITZ Dom 9 Combined guided tour d. Neuer Steinweg Marienring PLATZ DOM Seilergasse MARIENPLATZ through the Schlösschen, Cathedral & cloisters 90 minutes 3.50 € plus admission PLATZ Fischstraße Hinter Lindenring 2 Steinweg **no surcharge for children and adolescents under 18 years of age when accompanied by an adult Windmühlenstraße gasse Rosengarten 10

Mühlgasse Guided tours for group visitors FreyburgerP StraßeWCWC Brunnen Thainburg Reservation required Lindenhof Fischgasse gasse Languages: German, English, French Herrenstraße 12 5 Moritzberg Marien

i Marienstraße Meeting point: by arrangement, Schlösschen (Markt 6) or Naumburg Cathedral (Domplatz 16/17) Neuengüter 11 OTHMARS Reussenplatz Number of persons in a group: max. 25 persons, 1 tour guide and 1 bus driver free Moritzstraße MARKT HOLZ Marienmauer PLATZ 13 MARKT Jakobsstraße Michaelisstraße 1 Place Lindenring THEATERPLATZ “The world of the Gothic Cathedral” Duration Price per group Salzstraße 6 WeißenfelserB 87 Straße

Jüdengasse Guided tour through the Schlösschen Hospitalstraße KRAMER TOPF PLATZ MARKT B 180 Jakobsgasse

“Way and works of the Naumburg Master” 30 minutes 25 € plus admission Weingarten 14 P

Guided tour through the Cathedral & cloisters Salzgasse Schulstraße J.-Gutenber-Straße Neustraße Jakobsmauer Combined guided tour 60 minutes 50 € plus admission WenzelsstraßeWenzelsgasse Jakobsring Weimarer Straße 15 through the Schlösschen, Cathedral & cloisters B 87 16 VOGELWIESE 120 minutes 80 € plus admission Wenzelsmauer P WC (including walking time) 100m B 88 Wenzelsring Education programs Jenaer Straße

Guided tours for school classes Reservation required Duration Price per group Exhibition tour Meeting point: by arrangement 45 minutes 30 € plus admission 1. Schlösschen on the marketplace Other sights worth seeing 1 teacher & 1 escort free 60 minutes 40 € plus admission 2. Cathedral of St. Peter 6. Town Church of St. Wenceslaus 11. Church of St. Maurice and St. Paul 7. to the Railway Station 12. Church of St. Othmar School projects 3. Canon’s house 8. Provincial High Court 13. Town Hall Further information about the medieval Cathedral stonemason’s hut and with St. Giles’ Chapel 9. St. Mary’s Town Gate 14. Catholic Church of St. Peter workshop for children is published in separate folders and on our homepage: 4. St. John’s Chapel 10. Church of St. Mary Magdalen and St. Paul www.naumburgermeister.eu 5. City Museum “Hohe Lilie” 15. Naumburg Theater 16. Nietzsche House

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