Iconography
ARCHITECTURE
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Old Testament / Wisdom (A.V. Wisdom of Solomon) / Sap. 10:17: (Sapientia ..) et in luce stellarum per noctem (she was to them ... for the light of stars by night)
Virgin Mary / Iconography of the Virgin Mary / Miraculous Images / Birkenstein / History of the Pilgrimage / A priest dreams of the Virgin Mary promising her graces at the Birkenstein, two men had similar dreams - a new altar of the Virgin is built in the parish church, the donour receives the old statue
Further details
This image probably signifies the Virgin Mary showing herself in dreams during the night (two other biblical quotations seem to be only vaguely connected to the image)
Artist or creator
Date
1761
Location
Associated persons
Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))
Rights and Permissions
This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License
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