Epitaph for Karl Wendelin Schneid

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Epitaph for Karl Wendelin Schneid

The epitaph for Karl Wendelin Schneid and his wife is in the Catholic parish church of St. Emmeram in Wemding , a town in the Donau-Ries district ( Bavaria ).

description

The baroque epitaph for the mayor of Wemding Karl Wendelin Schneid († 1758) and his wife Anna Maria († 1771) in the church's Wendelin chapel is made of colored Solnhofen stone . In the middle the deceased with a cross on their heads are depicted praying in relief. Above it, Christ can be seen as a Salvator in shine and the patron saint of the deceased. On the side, their coats of arms are shown in a Rocailles frame .

literature

  • Herbert Lang: Wemding. Parish Church of St. Emmeram. Kunstverlag Peda, Passau 2004, ISBN 3-89643-571-X , pp. 34–35.