Epitaph for Heinrich von Welden and Anna von Hettendorf
The epitaph for Heinrich von Welden and Anna von Hettendorf is in the choir of the Catholic parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt in Hochaltingen , a district of Fremdingen in the Donau-Ries district ( Bavaria ).
description
The baroque epitaph bears the inscription: "THE REICHSSFREY HOCHWOHLGEBOHRNE Lord HEINRICH GOTTFRIED FREY LORD BY WELDEN AVF Hochaltingen VND LAVPHEIM HOCHFVRSTLICHER WIRTZBVRGISCHER SECRET RATH VND UPPER AMTMANN ZV MAIN MOUNTAIN - ITS SVCCESSOR AM UPPER AMT HIS LORD'S SON - IS DIED IN 86 YEAR DERO ALTER THE 21 OF THOSE AO. 17 [51 (?)]. - WHOSE WIFE REICHSFREY HOCHWOHLGEBOHRNE FRAV ANNE VRSVLA FREYFRAV VON WELDEN GEBOHRNE FREYIN VON HETTERSDORFF DIED IN THE 66TH YEAR IN MARTZI 1748. "
The sandstone slab with a height of 1.89 m and a width of 0.93 m is provided in the middle with the alliance coat of arms of the deceased. A cartouche with Chronos , which rests on pillars, is attached to the top. A coffin with a skull and bones is depicted in the base zone.
literature
- Georg Lill (ed.), Karl Gröber / Adam Horn (edit.): The art monuments of Bavaria. District Office Nördlingen . In: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Bd. I. District Office Nördlingen . R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 1938, (reprint: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich / Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-486-50514-9 ), p. 183.