Adlerpult (Maxkirche)

Düsseldorf, Maxkirche, Adlerpult.

The eagle desk in the Catholic Church of St. Maximilian , also called Maxkirche , in Düsseldorf - Carlstadt is a late Gothic bronze work of art that was made in 1449 and comes from Altenberg Cathedral .

Adler consoles are equipped with a eagle designed lecterns, in particular for placing liturgical used books.

The Düsseldorf Architects and Engineers Association (AIV) described the Adlerpult in St. Maximilian as the oldest of its kind in Düsseldorf. In addition to the date, location and altitude, the architects and engineers' association gave a description of the work, but did not mention any inscription or other animal figures:

“In terms of church monuments (according to Clemen, monuments of the Rhine Province) there is only a relatively small number of artistically valuable monuments in Düsseldorf. After all, the old churches contain some that should not be omitted here. According to the time, the oldest in the Maxkirche is the 2 m high bronze eagle lectern from 1449, which comes from the Altenberg Abbey (Fig. 62). On a three-sided, Gothic, architectural base with buttresses and pinnacles, a mighty, magnificently stylized eagle sits on a sphere, each feather worked through individually, the eyes made of crystal, which carries the book frame on its wings. "

Paul Clemen described the bronze work of art in detail in Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt und der Kreis Düsseldorf . It therefore has a Latin inscription on the three-sided base and is richly decorated in the Gothic style. Animal figures such as eagles, dogs and bats adorn the work:

"Bronze eagle desk, 2 m high, from 1449, from the Altenberg Abbey (Fig. 16. - Bayerle, p. 187. - Chr. W. Schmidt, church furniture and utensils, plate 25). Around the three-sided foot the inscription: ANNO INCARNACIONIS HOC CONFLATUM LECCIONIS M QUATER C ET VIIIII QUATER X FORE FATUR CONFECTUM VETERIS MONTIS JOH. CURAM GERENS NOMEN CODECONS FERENS HOC FIERI FACIENS . The essay, which rises above the simply profiled substructure covered with tracery, is pierced on each of the three sides by a pointed arched window, over which two rows of gothic grilles extend, strut systems on the edges. The six-sided crenellated central building bears a sphere on which a mighty, magnificently stylized eagle sits, each feather carried individually, the eyes of Krystall inserted. The carrying bar for the book on his back is supported by a small crouching dog figure, the claws rest on a kind of bat, the outstretched wings of which are clearly recognizable, while the head and tail are broken off. "

Paul Clemen found similar works in Germany in the Aachen Minster , in the Church of St. Lambertus in Erkelenz , in the Reinoldikirche in Dortmund , in the Marienkirche in Dortmund , in the Marienfeld Church and in the Church of St. Severin in Cologne, in the Dutch- speaking area in the churches of St. Martin ( Hal ) and St. Germain ( Tienen ) as well as in Venice in St. Mark's Basilica and in the Museo Correr .

• The Adlerpult in 2018
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Individual evidence

1. ^ Architects and Engineers Association in Düsseldorf (ed.): Düsseldorf and its buildings . L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1904, p. 79 f .
2. ^ Paul Clemen (ed.): The art monuments of the Rhine province. Volume 3, 1: The art monuments of the city and the district of Düsseldorf. Published on behalf of the Provincial Association of the Rhine Province. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1894, p. 54.