Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Germany / Augsburg / Dom / Cloister - North wing / Bay 3 (from East) - North wall

PORTRAITS

Clerics / Provosts and Canons / Augsburg, Cathedral / Schweigger, Wendelin (died 1534)
Clerics / Priests / Schweigger, Michael (died 1520, priest at Augsburg Cathedral)

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Life of Christ / Passion / Lamentation / Virgin with body in lap / At the foot of the Cross
Saints / Apostles / Andrew / As Intercessor / For individual persons
Saints / Apostles / Bartholomew / Single figure
Angels / Fighting / Devils

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Coats-of-Arms / Clergy / Canons / Augsburg, Cathedral / Schweigger, Wendelin (died 1534)

Further details

Copy after the original epitaph that was transferred in 1537 to Zusmarshausen, to protect it from the iconoclasts; Epitaph for Canon Wendlin Schweigger and his brother Michael, a priest at the Cathedral - surprisingly, both are shown as canons

Artist or creator

Erhart, Gregor (c1465-1540) (follower)

Date

1547 (circa) after 1547

Location

Augsburg, Domkreuzgang

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Karl Kosel, Der Augsburger Domkreuzgang und seine Denkmäler, Sigmaringen 1991, p. 191f., no. 134

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