House figure

A house figure is the representation of a person on a secular building . They can be attached to buildings as statues or statuettes on a pedestal or in a niche, or they can be walled into the building as a relief or three-dimensional representation. The vast majority are incarnations of saints . Historical house figures are usually under monument protection .

In the area of ​​the former bishopric of Würzburg there are still numerous house figures with depictions of saints. The vast majority here are depictions of Mary. The so-called Nordheim Madonna is particularly valuable in terms of art history , although it was originally placed in the Würzburg Cathedral.

The following listed objects are examples of the various motifs of sacred house figures in Franconia.

Former Hochstift Würzburg

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  Baroque figure of Mary in Frickenhausen am Main

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  Madonna figure behind glass in Geldersheim

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  Gothic Madonna figure in Ochsenfurt

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  Archangel Michael in Ochsenfurt

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  Saint Andreas in Frickenhausen am Main

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  Coronation of Mary in Geldersheim

Former imperial city of Dinkelsbühl

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  Holy Trinity in Dinkelsbühl

See also

• Roland figure
• House Madonna

literature

• Denis André Chevalley: Lower Franconia . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (=  Monuments in Bavaria . Volume VI ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-486-52397-X .
• Hans Wolfram Lübbeke: Middle Franconia . Ed .: Michael Petzet , Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (=  Monuments in Bavaria . Volume V ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52396-1 .