Speyer Cathedral
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Gottfried Bernhard Göz: Design for an altarpiece at Birnau, depicting St. Bernard of Clairvaux[1] , 1749. Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
Description: The design is rather close to the actual altarpiece. It shows Bernard of Clairvaux receiving milk from the breast of the Virgin Mary. The scene is a legend from the life of St. Bernard which allegedly took place in the Cathedral of Speyer in 1146. The putti in the front corner are playing with a beehive, alluding to the eloquence of St. Bernard, who was called »doctor mellifluus« (Scholar whose words flow sweet as honey). In front of the actual altarpiece, there is a small putto statue with a beehive corresponding to the painting.
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