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Ernst Barlach: The Beggar Statue, Ratzeburg Cathedral Courtyard

Ernst Barlach: The Beggar Statue, Ratzeburg Cathedral Courtyard

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Ernst Barlach: The Beggar Statue, Ratzeburg Cathedral Courtyard

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Location: Ratzeburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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JR56

December 8, 2020

In the inner courtyard of Ratzeburg Cathedral, there is a slightly raised bronze sculpture of a beggar with crutches. Ernst Barlach designed the figure as one of three modern figures of saints for the façade of St. Catherine's Church in Lübeck. Originally, more figures were planned, but after the Nazis came to power in 1933, further execution was prevented.
The figure in Ratzeburg is a cast that was installed in the cathedral courtyard in 1979. The beggar is not a typical figure of a saint, but is deliberately designed as an everyday person who retains his dignity despite his difficult fate.

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Ernst Barlach: The Beggar (1930-33, bronze, installed in 1979)
Ratzeburg Cathedral, inner courtyard, Domhof 35, 23909 Ratzeburg

Coordinates: 53.70436, 10.77513

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September 18, 2023

There is a figure of Ernst Barlach on the wall in the church garden.

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CE-HAM

July 21, 2024

Barlach always has a special appeal for me. Expressive people, theological background and strong impressions on the viewer. My first non-access to Barlach's art was Alfred Andersch's novel when I was reading it at school, and it was only later that I understood more about Barlach's art.

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