Becca- Prince of the World and the Cathedral Façade Becca’s project focuses on the figure of the Prince of the world: a two sided figure who looks beautiful from the front, but vile and covered in sores, snakes, and rats from the back. She is looking into his placement on cathedral facades and the symbolism of his presence. He is only popular in the Germanic region, but he stops appearing after the 15th century, a phenomenon she is looking into. One theory Becca is looking into is the Prince of the World as an antithesis to Christ and the connection’s connotations. She is also going to look at ways in which he is visually connected to Eve. By looking at both Christ and Eve, Becca and potentially look at how gender plays a part in our perception of the Prince of the World. Audrey- Shrine of the Three Kings Audrey is focusing the Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne cathedral. She is particularly interested in how the creation of the Shrine related to the corruption behind the building of the cathedral and how the object represents the political authority the church had over nobility. In her history of the shrine, how it was created, and who contributed, she looked at the patron and donors …show more content…
In these works, Ecclesia is shown looking proud and regal with a chalice and a cross staff. Synagaga however, looks lost and defeated; she is blindfolded and her staff is broken. She is interested in where these images come from and how they fit in the context of society. To look at this, Juliette will look at antisemitism in the middle ages and what forms it takes. Motifs such as blood libel, money lending, and status as “Christ killers” all contribute to the anti-Semitic climate that these images of Ecclesia and Synagaga were made, thus explaining some of the motivation behind their