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Sarah Marie Jeannette Lorenz: Mary and Jesus – The polychrome sculptures of the middle age in the Church St. Ursula in Cologne. Art-technological examination and conservation concept Back
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Abstract: This master`s thesis focuses on two larger-than-life-sized polychrome stone sculptures of Mary and Jesus
Salvator which date back to the late middle ages and are located in the Church St. Ursula in Cologne,
Germany. Both sculptures were examined regarding their origin, their manufacturing process, their
alterations and their condition. Based on these investigations, the manufacturing date of the columns of the
sculptures was adjusted. Additionally the discovered applied brocade and red glazed tin-relief on Mary and
the redlake-azurite-composite on Christ`s robe can be classified as an extraordinary feature. After
describing the sculptures and surveying their condition a proposal for conservation was developed. Besides
addressing improvements of the appearance, this proposal also focuses on preserving the sculptures.

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  • academic institution: Technische Hochschule Köln
  • kind of theses:  Masterarbeit
  • main Tutor:  Prof. Dr. Regina Urbanek
  • assistant Tutor:  Josef Beumling
  • date:  2016
  • Language:  German
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