Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Birkenstein / St. Mariae Verkündigung / Sacristy

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Old Testament / Proverbs / Banquets of Wisdom and Folly (Prov. 9:1-6, 13-18) / Prov. 9:2: Immolavit victimas suas, miscuit vinum, et proposuit mensam suam (She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table)
Life of Christ / Infancy / Annunciation / Emblem Cycles / Birkenstein, Chapel St. Mariae Verkündigung, Sacristy cupboards (3rd quarter 18th century, emblems on Annunciation and Incarnation)
Catechism (Creed, Pater noster, Sacraments, Works of Mercy etc) / Seven Sacraments / Eucharist / Emblem cycles / Birkenstein, Chapel St. Mariae Verkündigung, Sacristy cupboards (3rd quarter 18th century, emblems on Annunciation and Incarnation)

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 / Religious objects or symbols / Altar / set up for Mass
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Religious objects or symbols / Altar / with altarpiece of the Virgin Mary
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Religious objects or symbols / Chalice
Emblems, imprese and devices - catalogue / Religious objects or symbols / Host

Further details

The text beneath means 'God took flesh from the Virgin Mary in order to feed us in it with her flesh' (Augustine, Enarrationes in Psalmos, Ps. 98, para. 9), the text above may allude to Prov. 9:2 (proposuit mensam suam - (she hath) set forth her table)

Artist or creator

Bavaria

Date

18th century (third quarter)

Location

Birkenstein, St. Mariae Verkündigung

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Contact

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