UNKNOWN MASTER, Polish
(active around 1170)

Bronze door (detail)

1170
Bronze
Cathedral, Gniezno

The Royal Gniezno Cathedral is a Brick Gothic cathedral located in the historical city of Gniezno that served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years.

The picture shows a detail of the 12th-century bronze door of the cathedral. It shows the 10th-century St Adalbert of Prague receiving his bishop's staff from the Emperor Otto III.