Few medieval sculptures are as quietly electrifying as Uta von Ballenstedt — and this large-format photographic postcard from the Naumburger Dom captures her and her husband Ekkehard II with striking intimacy, the stonemason's chisel marks almost palpable. Uta, her crowned face coolly beautiful and slightly averted, pulls her collar up in a gesture so naturalistic it has enchanted art historians for seven centuries; beside her, Ekkehard stands in a warrior's stance, sword at hip, his face intense and worldly. Above them, between the columns, a grotesque face opens its mouth in a wide grin. These polychrome limestone figures, carved c.1250 by the anonymous Naumburg Master — now considered one of the greatest sculptors of the Gothic era — are among the most reproduced medieval artworks in Germany. The detail close-up image (_02) reveals the remarkable modelling of their faces and drapery. Published by Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin W 8, photographed by Ed. Bissinger of Erfurt; card no. 38. Unused, undivided address side.