Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Au am Inn / St. Mariae Himmelfahrt and Felicity / Nave - Vault / Bay 2: SS Rupert and Virgil, Patrons of Salzburg Diocese

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Life of Christ / Ministry / Parables / Salt loosing its taste (Mt 5:13, Mc 9:49, Lc 14:34)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Rupert / Emblems or emblem-like images

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Coats-of-Arms / Examples for the use of Heraldry
Coats-of-Arms / Holy Roman Empire / Princes and Cities / Bavaria (Duchy, later Electorate) / Paly-Bendy only (originally counts of Bogen)
Emblems / Cycles (outside books) / Wall and Ceiling Paintings / Au am Inn, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (Albrecht and Kendlbacher, 1722, related to the central frescoes)
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Mammals / Sheep / Licking salt
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Tools for music, arts, sport and playing / Shawm
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Food / Barrel of salt / Sheep licking it
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Objects for crafts and trade / Shepherd's Staff

Further details

The sheep, with the Bavarian arms, licks salt from a salt barrel, the attribute of St Rupert, Bishop of Salzburg and missionary in Bavaria, hence visualing the conversion of Bavaria through Rupert's efforts

Artist or creator

Albrecht, Benedikt (1655-1730) and
Kendlbacher, Johann Eustachius (1662-1725)

Date

1722

Location

Au am Inn, St. Mariä Himmelfahrt und Felicitas

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Corpus der barocken Deckenmalerei in Deutschland, vol. 8, Munich 2002, p. 40, no. C1

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Contact

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