Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Ottobeuren / Abbey - School and guest quarters / Second Floor - Kaisersaal (Room 271) / Vault / West side - Ecclesiae propugnatori

HISTORY

Modern / German lands / History of Emperors / Charlemagne / Merits of Charlemagne's Reign

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Ecclesiastical objects / Vestments and Insignia / Archbishop's Cross
Ecclesiastical objects / Vestments and Insignia / Papal Cross
The Church / Ecclesiastical Allegory / Worldly powers as protectors of the Church

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Coats-of-Arms / Examples for the use of Heraldry
Coats-of-Arms / Holy Roman Empire / Imperial / One head

Further details

Dischinger suggests that these four images all allude to the reign of Charlemagne, and not to the Holy Roman Empire in general

Artist or creator

Stauder, Jacob Carl (1694-1756)

Date

1725

Location

Ottobeuren (Swabia), Benediktinerabtei

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Gabriele Dischinger et al., Ottobeuren: Barocke Bildwelt des Klostergebäudes in Malerei und Plastik, vol. 2, Sankt Ottilien 2014, pp. 447-451

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Contact

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