Peter Parler Choir Roof Germany

Nave and choir of heiligenkreuz schwäbisch gmünd germany.

Peter parler choir roof germany. Kölner dom officially hohe domkirche sankt petrus english. Cathedral church of saint peter is a catholic cathedral in cologne north rhine westphalia germany it is the seat of the archbishop of cologne and of the administration of the archdiocese of cologne it is a renowned monument of german catholicism and gothic architecture and was declared a world heritage. Heinrich von gemünd der ältere. Vitus prague bust portraits of family members and self portrait of peter parler in triforium of choir 1370s peter parler the chartreuse de champmol dijon portal 1384 93 madonna and child flanked by philip the bold with st.

He completed the. Peter parler 1333 5 99 son of heinrich is the most celebrated of the tribe. Initially parler only worked on plans left by his predecessor building the sacristy on the north side of the choir and the chapel on the south. Heinrich parler the elder also heinrich of gmünd german.

John the baptist left and margaret of flanders with st. Chapel of henry vii westminster abben london. Crucifixion on the choir screen and the virgin and john the. Frauenkirche nuremberg germany where the first sculpture by peter parler can be directly identified 1352 1356 sometime after 1352 peter joined the construction works at the frauenkirche in nuremberg as the parlier or chief site assistant alongside his father.

The exact date and his precise role are unclear. After matthias death in 1352 23 year old peter parler assumed control of the cathedral workshop as master builder. Choir heiligenkreuz schwäbisch gmünd germany heinrich parler the elder and peter parler begun 1351. 1370 was a german architect and sculptor his masterpiece is holy cross minster an influential milestone of late gothic architecture in the town of schwäbisch gmünd baden württemberg germany parler also founded the parler family of master builders and his descendants worked in.

Figure 13 39 aerial view of salisbury cathedral salisbury england 1220 1258. Naumburg cathedral germany naumburg master 1255. He was son of the architect of the heilig kreuz münster in schwäbisch gmünd. West facade completed 1265.

He worked at schwäbisch gmünd cologne cathedral possibly and the frauenkirche at nuremberg before being summoned to prague in 1356 by kaiser karl iv 1346 78 to work on the cathedral of st vitus veit begun in 1344 by matthias of arras. Crucifixion on the choir screen and the virgin and john the evangelist kiss of judas. Ekkehard and uta naumburg cathedral. Interior and wooden roof of westminster hall london.