Dominican Church

The Church of the Dominicans, in Colmar

The Church of the Dominicans is a Gothic sanctuary of Colmar, famous for a masterpiece by Martin Schongauer, the Virgin of the Rose Bower. The Colmar audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this building and its pictorial treasure.

The sanctuary of the Virgin of the Rose Bower

The Church of the Dominicans is one of the remarkable religious buildings of Colmar. Built from the fourteenth century for the order of the preaching friars, it is a Gothic church in a sober and slender style, with a vast luminous nave supported by fine pillars, characteristic of the architecture of the mendicant orders. But its fame is due above all to the masterpiece it shelters: the Virgin of the Rose Bower, a painting made in 1473 by Martin Schongauer, the great Colmar painter and engraver. This work of great delicacy, representing the Virgin and Child in a setting of roses, is one of the most admired of the art of the end of the Middle Ages. A sanctuary and a setting of a treasure, the Church of the Dominicans is discovered with respect.

What to see

You admire, with respect, the sober and slender Gothic church with a vast luminous nave, and above all its masterpiece, the Virgin of the Rose Bower painted in 1473 by Martin Schongauer, one of the most admired works of the end of the Middle Ages. The Church of the Dominicans shelters this pictorial treasure of Colmar. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Church of the Dominicans lies in the heart of the old town of Colmar, reachable on foot. A place of worship sheltering a major work, it can be visited with respect; access and hours follow their own conditions, which vary with the season. It is best to check them before coming and to respect the sacred character of the place.

What does the Church of the Dominicans of Colmar shelter?

The Virgin of the Rose Bower, a masterpiece painted in 1473 by Martin Schongauer, the great Colmar painter, one of the most admired works of the art of the end of the Middle Ages, in this slender Gothic church.

Where is the Church of the Dominicans of Colmar?

In the heart of the old town of Colmar, in France.