What Is Notable About the Doors of Bishop Bernward in Hildesheim

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is notable about the Doors of Bishop Bernward in Hildesheim (Fig. 15-27) ?

• A) The artists used a strict pre-Christian, iconographical program to relay the narrative.
• B) They were the most complex bronze-casting project undertaken since antiquity.
• C) They were inspired by the Byzantine use of narrative sculpture relief.
• D) The monastic collaboration included the employment of secular artists.

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