Epitaph for Margaretha Mayer (Auhausen)

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Epitaph for Margaretha Mayer

The epitaph for Margaretha Mayer is in the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of St. Maria in Auhausen , a community in the Donau-Ries district in the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia .

description

The baroque epitaph for Margaretha Mayer (* 1602; † 1663) is made of wood and has a height of 2.75 m and a width of 1.37 m. The painting in the middle shows a crucifix with the family of the deceased. In the excerpt is Risen Christ represented. The architectural frame of the colored epitaph is designed with volute curves . The coat of arms of the deceased can be seen in the underlay.

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. 68.