Posts tagged with rococo.
The interior of the rococo pilgrimage church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Marienberg near Burghausen, Germany.
(Source: bildindex.de)
The rococo altar in the pilgrimage basilica of Maria Rankweil, Austria.
(Source: home.fotocommunity.de)
Gnadenbild Maria Trost
A rococo engraving of the miraculous image and pilgrimage church of Maria Plain outside Salzburg, Austria.
The image, venerated as Our Lady of Consolation, was officially crowned in 1751. In 1779 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a special Mass (F Major, K. 192) for the annual coronation festival.
Bona Protectrix
A German rococo print of Mary as the Good Protectress, or the Good Shepherdess. This representation of Mary was particularly popular during the baroque age.
(Source: gssg.at)
Unsere liebe Frau in Galtür
The statue of Mary in the parish church of Galtür, a village in the Paznaun valley in Tyrol, Austria.
The image is venerated under the title Advocate of the Poor and has attracted pilgrims since medieval times. In 1622 it survived a fire that destroyed most of the village and the church. This was seen as a great miracle.
Immaculata Conceptio B.V.M.
An 18th century miniature of Mary as the Immaculate Conception.
This particular image is venerated under the title Mother of Beautiful Love in Wessobrunn, Bavaria.
Wahre Abbildung der Gnadenreichen Himmels Königin Mariä der Mutter des Guten Raths
This 18th century engraving by Klauber depicts the image of Our Lady of Good Counsel venerated in the monastery of Stams in Tyrol, Austria.
The elaborate rococo frame in which the image is placed is surrounded by putti and above the image the sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary are depicted.
Corrado Giaquinto’s Nascita della Vergine (1732)
Detail of an Italian rococo painting of St. Anne holding baby Mary with St. Joachim in the background.
The original drawing by Egid Quirin Asam of his proposed design for the high altar of the pilgrimage church of Dorfen in Bavaria, Germany.
