Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Birkenstein / St. Mariae Verkündigung / Stations of the Cross

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Genesis / Gen. 4:4: The sacrifice of Abel / Type for the Crucifixion
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Genesis / Gen. 22:9-13: Sacrifice of Isaac / Type for Christ being nailed to the Cross
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Exodus / Exod. 12:6: The slaughtered Passover lamb prepared for the meal / Type for the Crucifixion
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Christ nailed to the Cross / with Gen. 22:9-13: Sacrifice of Isaac
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with Gen. 4:4: The Sacrifice of Abel
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with Exod. 12:6: The slaughtered Passover lamb prepared for the meal
Old Testament / Genesis / Cain and Abel / Sacrifice of Cain and Abel (Gen. 4:3-5) / Sacrifice of Abel alone
Old Testament / Genesis / Abraham and Isaac / The sacrifice of Isaac / The angel stays Abraham's sword but does not point to the ram / Without servants
Old Testament / Exodus / The Passover / The food for the Passover meal on the table
Life of Christ / Passion / Cycles / Stations of the Cross / Birkenstein, Chapel St. Mariae Verkündigung (Josef Grass and Georg Zelger, c1780, incomplete, with emblems) / Stations 11 and 12
Life of Christ / Passion / Before the Crucifixion / Christ nailed to the cross / Cross not fully raised up, Christ being nailed to the cross but not stretched out with ropes
Life of Christ / Passion / Crucifixion / Single cross / With Virgin, Saint John and Mary Magdalene

Further details

Inspired by Stations of the Cross from St Peter's in Munich (Heinrich Karth, 1776). This image looks like repainted in the early 20th century

Artist or creator

Grass, Josef Franz Xaver (born 1737, died 1788-1789) and
Zelger, Georg (active by c1780)

Date

1780 (circa)

Location

Birkenstein, St. Mariae Verkündigung

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