Hildesheim Bronze Gate Analysis

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God accusing Adam and Eve is a bronze caster located in St. Michael’s Hildesheim in Germany. This is an Ottonian Art, and it’s a detail of left door by Bishop Bernward. The Ottoman emperors relied on church authority to strengthen their rule, prompting them to build not only a number of new churches but also lavish works of art to decorate the churches. The works sponsored by the emperor and his peers are very valuable and are usually made of expensive materials. A pair of sculpted bronze doors was made for the saint Michael's church in Hildesheim, completed in 1015. The Hildesheim bronze gate was considered by many scholars to be the first large-scale sculpture by the paraffin method. The door fan was single casting, up to 4.8 meters. They

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