Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Bobingen / Liebfrauenkirche / Nave - vault and walls / Spandrels - Continents and emblems

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

The Elements / Individual / Air
The Elements / Individual / Water
Geography / The earth / Continents / Four / Cycles / Bobingen, Liebfrauenkirche (Continents and the Immaculate Conception, Vitus Felix Rigl, 1750-1751)
Geography / The earth / Continents / Four / Individual / Africa
Geography / The earth / Continents / Four / Individual / America

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Virgin Mary / Iconography of the Virgin Mary / Emblem Cycles / Bobingen, Liebfrauenkirche, Nave (Vitus Felix Rigl, 1750-1751 Immaculate Conception)

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Emblems / Cycles (outside books) / Wall and Ceiling Paintings / Bobingen, Liebfrauenkirche (Vitus Felix Rigl, 1750-1751, Virgin Mary)
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Insects and other Invertebrates / Bivalve / Containing pearl
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Birds / Bird of Paradise / Constantly in the air, without legs

Further details

It is unclear, which of the two personifications in this image represents Africa, and which America

Artist or creator

Rigl, Vitus Felix (active 1743-1779)

Date

1750 - 1751

Location

Bobingen, Liebfrauenkirche

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Contact

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