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The morning of the Feast of Corpus Christi, 1857

The morning of the Feast of Corpus Christi, 1857. Found in the Collection of Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

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Austria, Biedermeier, Catholic Church, Childhood, Children, Corpus Christi, Feast Of Corpus Christi, Ferdinand Georg 1793 1865, Festival, Fine Art Images, Genre, Holidays, Oil On Wood, österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Painting, Vienna, Waldmuller

Votive candle stand with base from Saint Augustine Catholic Church, 20th century

A votive candle stand with ninety-nine candle holders. The holders all feature four stylized leaves. The top of the stand has five rows of with twenty holders each. One of the holders on the top row is missing. The stand is supported by an inverted arch made up of scrollwork with stylized vines on the outside edges and center. The supports are attached to rows of votive holders by screws. The stand is topped with cross. The cross sits on top of a plain column. The cross is capped at the top, bottom, and either arm with trefoils. At the intersection of the arms and panel are two concentric circles with the outside circle appearing behind the cross and the inner circle inside the intersection. Within the inner circle of the intersection is a small Greek cross. The surface of the cross is covered with stylized foliage and leaves

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Life of Martin Luther and Heroes of the Reformation!, pub. 1874. Creator: German School

Life of Martin Luther and Heroes of the Reformation!, pub. 1874 (colour lithograph). Martin Luther (1483 - 1546); shows Luther burning a Papal Bull (Exsurge Domine) issued by Pope Leo X, at Wittenburg on 10th December, 1520; other notable people shown include: Jan Hus or John Huss (1369 - 1415); Girolamo Savonarola (1452 ? 1498); John Wycliffe (1320 - 1384); Caspar Cruciger, the Elder (1504 - 1548); Philip Melanchton (1497 - 1560); Johannes Bugenhagen (1485 - 1558); Gustav Adolf (1594 - 1632); Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Weima (1604 - 1639)

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