Marien-Retabel (Oberpleis)
The Marien-Retabel in Oberpleis is an altar retable that was probably created after 1164 and is now in the Church of St. Pankratius .
history
The origin of the reredos is unknown. It is believed that it belonged to the original altar of the crypt . Since both the crypt of the Michaelsberg mother monastery and that of the Siegburg provost in Remagen are consecrated to the Mother of God, there was most likely also a Marien altar in the Oberpleis crypt .
description
The relief shows the enthroned Mother of God in the middle as Sedes sapientiae with the baby Jesus on her lap. On the left of the viewer are the three wise men as representatives of humanity and on the right three archangels as representatives of heaven. The right and left panels are made of tuff , the middle one of limestone . All three are 78 cm high, 45.5 cm wide and 8 cm thick. The relief has a depth of 18 cm.
literature
- Ansgar S. Klein: Former provost church St. Pankratius Königswinter-Oberpleis . Schnell und Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7954-6421-9 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 36.1 ″ N , 7 ° 16 ′ 44 ″ E