Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Au am Inn / St. Mariae Himmelfahrt and Felicity / Nave - Vault / Bay 4: St Felicity and her seven sons

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Saints / Apostles / Paul / Epistles of Paul / Ad Philippenses / Phil. 4:1: Corona mea (My crown)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Felicity of Rome and her sons / Emblems and emblem-like images

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

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 / Celestial bodies / Star / Seven stars
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Domestic tools / Candlestick / Seven burnt-out candlesticks
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / 0. Magic and Science / Numbers / 7. Seven

Further details

Lemma: Numero impare gaudet (Virg. Ecl. VIII, 75); the Corpus suggests that the seven burnt-out candlesticks stand for the martyrdom of the seven sons of St Felicity, the seven stars for their eternal life

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, pp. 40-42, no. E1

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