Documentary
"The story of St. Mary's Altar"
St. Mary's Altar, stolen by the German occupier during the Second World War and hidden in Nuremberg, returned to Cracow in 1946. Thanks to conservators and filmmakers, we can see the beauty and majesty of the story of the Virgin Mary.
The Altar of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1498), known as the Altar of St. Mary, is the work of Veit Stoss, a sculptor who came to Cracow from Nuremberg in the late Middle Ages. It took him 12 years to complete the altar, the way it looked exceeded the wildest expectations of the residents of the city. The woodcarving masterpiece of late Gothic was stolen by the German occupier during the Second World War and hidden in the basement of the Nuremberg Castle. In 1946, the Poles recovered damaged sculptures and polychromy, repaired them and restored the former glory to one of the greatest sculpture monuments in Poland. The filmmakers introduced the viewers to the altar and some fragments of the biblical story. They used close-ups in order to underline the mastery of Veit Stoss in animating matter. The series of close-ups, portraits and long shots forms a visual narration that tells the story of Mary from the Annunciation to the Assumption. A musical composition by Stefan Skrowaczewski, an outstanding composer and conductor, accompanies the film.
https://35mm.online/en/vod/documentary/the-story-of-st-mary-s-altar
#history #architecture #documentary
"The story of St. Mary's Altar"
St. Mary's Altar, stolen by the German occupier during the Second World War and hidden in Nuremberg, returned to Cracow in 1946. Thanks to conservators and filmmakers, we can see the beauty and majesty of the story of the Virgin Mary.
The Altar of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1498), known as the Altar of St. Mary, is the work of Veit Stoss, a sculptor who came to Cracow from Nuremberg in the late Middle Ages. It took him 12 years to complete the altar, the way it looked exceeded the wildest expectations of the residents of the city. The woodcarving masterpiece of late Gothic was stolen by the German occupier during the Second World War and hidden in the basement of the Nuremberg Castle. In 1946, the Poles recovered damaged sculptures and polychromy, repaired them and restored the former glory to one of the greatest sculpture monuments in Poland. The filmmakers introduced the viewers to the altar and some fragments of the biblical story. They used close-ups in order to underline the mastery of Veit Stoss in animating matter. The series of close-ups, portraits and long shots forms a visual narration that tells the story of Mary from the Annunciation to the Assumption. A musical composition by Stefan Skrowaczewski, an outstanding composer and conductor, accompanies the film.
https://35mm.online/en/vod/documentary/the-story-of-st-mary-s-altar
#history #architecture #documentary