Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Birkenstein / St. Mariae Verkündigung / Sacristy

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Life of Christ / Infancy / Annunciation / Emblem Cycles / Birkenstein, Chapel St. Mariae Verkündigung, Sacristy cupboards (3rd quarter 18th century, emblems on Annunciation and Incarnation)
Saints / Apostles / Paul / Epistles of Paul / Ad Philippenses / Phil. 2:7: Inventus est homo (in habit found as a man)

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Emblems / Cycles (outside books) / Panel and Canvas Paintings / Birkenstein, Chapel St. Mariae Verkündigung, Sacristy cupboards (3rd quarter 18th century, primary on the incarnations, many images show liturgical objects, probably fragment of a larger series)
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Fire and Light / Igniting a Stick of wood by touching a flame with it
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Plants and Trees / Grafting of trees
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Religious objects or symbols / Clothing of a novice

Further details

This composition has no number, it combines three emblems: Mary as match ignited by the Trinity (no lemma), Clothing of a monk (with Phil. 2:7 as lemma above), and a grafted tree (lemma beneath: He remained what He was and became what He had not been before, cf. Benedictus Antiphon for Jan 1)

Artist or creator

Bavaria

Date

18th century (third quarter)

Location

Birkenstein, St. Mariae Verkündigung

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Rights and Permissions

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Contact

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