Sacrament house (St. Lambertus)
The sacrament house in the Düsseldorf Lambertus Church is a late Gothic sacrament house in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Lambertus in Düsseldorf . It is a monument "of outstanding artistic value" and "due to its ornamental decoration and wealth of figures, it is the most important late Gothic work of its kind on the Lower Rhine". The work of art was created in 1475/1478 by Duke Wilhelm III. and donated to his wife Elisabeth.
description
A five-sided base forms the substructure. On the four free sides of the plinth, a figure of saints can be seen in the niches and above them a figurative scene in strong high relief: Adam and Eve in Paradise and after the Fall, Christ on the Mount of Olives and the miracle of St. Hubertus . At the edges of the pedestal there are sinuous columns that rest on seated lions. The lions hold shields and coats of arms of the city of Düsseldorf, the states of Jülich-Berg-Ravensberg and Nassau-Saarbrücken in the outer fore paws.
The central structure is the five-sided, open housing. The pillars at the corners of the case each show two figures of saints under graceful canopies; Jesus and Mary are seated on the lower bench .
The superstructure is a three-storey canopy that crowns the housing. At the top is a pelican that has spread its wings to nourish its young with its own blood.
literature
- Architects and Engineers Association of Düsseldorf (ed.): Düsseldorf and its buildings. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1904, pp. 80–81, illustration. 63.