Iconography
ARCHITECTURE
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Old Testament / Jeremias (A.V. Jeremiah) / Calling Vision (Hier. 1) / The rod watching and the burning cauldron (Hier. 1:11-13)
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 detail apparently shows the donour of the new altarpiece in the parish church (as shown by the bags of money labelled 'Mary' and 'altar' venerating the watching rod, thus the miraculous image of Mary waiting for the right time to emerge
Artist or creator
Date
1761
Location
Associated persons
Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))
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