Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Ettal / Abbey St. Mariae Himmelfahrt / Choir - Dome / Vault (Trinity and saints)

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Old Testament / Genesis / Adam and Eve / In heaven
Old Testament / Genesis / Noah / Single figure
Old Testament / Genesis / Noah / The sons of Noah as Ancestors of the peoples of the earth (cf. Gen. 9:19)
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 / Genesis / Jacob / Jacob's dream of the ladder (Gen. 28:11-22) / Jacob sees in his dream the angels ascending and descending the ladder (Gen. 28:12-15)
Old Testament / Exodus / Moses: single figure
Old Testament / Exodus / Aaron: single figure
Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / David / As musician / Holding the harp but not playing it
Old Testament / 3 Kings (A.V. I Kings) / Solomon - single figure
Old Testament / 3 Kings (A.V. I Kings) / Elias (A.V. Elijah) - single figure
Old Testament / 4 Kings (A.V. II Kings) / Eliseus - Single figure
Old Testament / Isaias (A.V. Isaiah) / Single Figure
Old Testament / Daniel / Single figure
Old Testament / Habacuc (A.V. Habakkuk) / Habacuc as prophet / Single figure
Old Testament / 2 Machabees (A.V. Maccabees) / The Mother and Seven Brothers as Saints
God the Father / Single figure
Images of Christ / Risen Christ / Without attributes
Virgin Mary / Life of the Virgin / Assumption / With the Trinity
Virgin Mary / Life of the Virgin / Assumption / Angels and Saints awaiting Mary in heaven
Virgin Mary / Symbols / Symbols taken from the Bible / Sap. 7:26: Speculum sine macula (Mirror without stain)
Virgin Mary / Symbols / Symbols taken from the Litany of Loreto / Foederis arca (Ark of the covenant)
Saints / Apostles / James the Great / Single figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary / with St Joachim
Saints / Saints A - Z / Dismas (Good Thief) / Single Figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist)
Saints / Saints A - Z / John the Baptist / Single figure / Bearded / Without lamb
Saints / Saints A - Z / Joseph / Single figure / Without Christ Child
Saints / Saints A - Z / Stephen / Single figure
Saints / Saints A - Z / Zacharias (father of John the Baptist) / Single figure
Angels / Musicians
Angels / Holding objects / Censer
Angels / Holding objects / Flower Crown
Angels / Holding objects / Lily
Angels / Holding objects / Rose

SOCIAL LIFE

Music / Musical instruments / Keyboard / Organ
Music / Musical instruments / String / Bowed / Viola or Lira da braccio
Music / Musical instruments / String / Bowed / Violoncello
Music / Musical instruments / Wind / Brass / Trumpet

Further details

The Assumption is shown in Knoller's altarpiece (1786), the Trinity and saints above in his dome painting (1769) - only saints who predeceased Mary are shown

Artist or creator

Knoller, Martin (1725-1804)

Date

1769

Location

Ettal, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Corpus der barocken Deckenmalerei in Deutschland, vol. 2, Munich 1981, pp. 289-292, 314-316, no. C

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