Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Altomünster / Octagon / Dome painting

HISTORY

Modern / France / Medieval / Pepin the Short / Grants land to St Alto
Modern / German lands / Bavaria / - George the Rich gives Altomünster to the Bridgetines

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Geography / Topography / Countries A-Z / Holy Roman Empire / Altomünster

PORTRAITS

Aristocrats / Holy Roman Empire / Counts / Sandizell / Eva
Aristocrats / Holy Roman Empire / Counts / Sandizell / Wolfgang (d. 1525)

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Trinity / With Father and Son seated and the Spirit as a Dove
Virgin Mary / Iconography of the Virgin Mary / Mother of Mercy / Without child
Virgin Mary / Symbols / Symbols taken from the Bible / Sap. 7:26: Speculum sine macula (Mirror without stain)
Virgin Mary / Symbols / Symbols taken neither from the Bible nor the Litany of Loreto / Lily
Saints / Church Fathers / Augustine / Single figure / With heart
Saints / Saints A - Z / Agnes / Single Figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Alto / Single figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Alto / Life / Receives from King Pepin land for a monastery
Saints / Saints A - Z / Barbara / Single figure / with tower
Saints / Saints A - Z / Bridget (Birgitta) / Single figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Bridget (Birgitta) / Life / Confirmation of the Rule of the Bridgetine Order
Saints / Saints A - Z / Catherine the Tatar (OSsS)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Crispinianus
Saints / Saints A - Z / Crispinus
Saints / Saints A - Z / Donatus of Münstereifel / Single Figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Florian / Single figure / Not extinguishing flames
Saints / Saints A - Z / Joachim / Single figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / John the Baptist / Single figure / Bearded / Without lamb
Saints / Saints A - Z / Joseph / Single figure / Without Christ Child
Saints / Saints A - Z / Leonard of Noblac / Single figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Ursula / Single figure / With St George's flag (as English princess)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Wendelin / Single Figure
Angels / Angelic hierarchy / Archangels / Michael / Throwing down personifications of heresy and sin
The Church / Church History / Papacy / Urban V / Confirmation of the Rule of the Bridgetine Order
The Church / Church History / History of Individual Dioceses, Orders and Monasteries / Monasteries / Altomünster (OSB, later OSsS) / Altomünster given to the Bridgetines (1497)
Miscellaneous / Religious Orders / Bridgetines

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Coats-of-Arms / Clergy / Religious Orders / Bridgetines (Bridgetine Cross)
Coats-of-Arms / Holy Roman Empire / Lower Nobility and Patricians / Sandizell

Further details

For identification of the saints see photos of details

Artist or creator

Mages, Josef (1728-1769)

Date

1767

Location

Altomünster, St. Alto

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Corpus der barocken Deckenmalerei in Deutschland, vol. 5, Munich 1996, pp. 28-32, no. A

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Contact

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