tabernacle by Adam Kraft

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The tabernacle by Adam Kraft is a late Gothic stone sacrament house renowned for its intricate, soaring architectural design and finely detailed sculptural work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf late Gothic artwork ⓘ
sacrament house ⓘ
stone tabernacle ⓘ
architecturalStyle Late Gothic ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance masterpiece of late Gothic sacrament house design ⓘ
artMovement German Late Gothic ⓘ
associatedWith St. Lorenz parish, Nuremberg ⓘ
category church interior sculpture ⓘ
liturgical furniture ⓘ
conservationStatus preserved in situ ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
creator Adam Kraft ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
depicts Eucharistic symbolism ⓘ
Passion of Christ scenes ⓘ
function to house the consecrated host ⓘ
genre ecclesiastical sculpture ⓘ
hasPart base reliefs ⓘ
canopy-like spire ⓘ
niches with saints and biblical figures ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic complex openwork structure ⓘ
emphasis on verticality ⓘ
rich ornamental detail ⓘ
height approximately 18–20 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation important monument of German Gothic sculpture ⓘ
inception c. 1493–1496 ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
influencedBy Gothic cathedral architecture ⓘ
locatedIn St. Lorenz Church, Nuremberg ⓘ
locatedInBuilding Lorenzkirche (St. Lawrence Church) ⓘ
linked to: St. Lorenz Church
locationCity Nuremberg ⓘ
locationCountry Germany ⓘ
locationRegion Bavaria ⓘ
madeFor Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
notableFeature finely detailed sculptural figures ⓘ
intricate tracery and pinnacles ⓘ
self-portrait of Adam Kraft as one of the supporting figures ⓘ
soaring vertical architectural design ⓘ
period late Middle Ages ⓘ
regionOfArt Franconia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
subjectHeading Gothic sculpture in Nuremberg ⓘ
supportedBy three kneeling figures ⓘ
use Eucharistic reservation ⓘ

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St. Lorenz Church → notableWorkContained → tabernacle by Adam Kraft ⓘ
St. Lorenz Church, Nuremberg → famousFor → stone tabernacle by Adam Kraft ⓘ
linked to: tabernacle by Adam Kraft