Master of the Rankweiler image of grace

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As a master of grace picture of Rankweil or master of Rankweiler miraculous image is in art history sometimes late Gothic carver called, who created in 1460 a statue of Mary. This miraculous image called work of unnamed certainly known artist is the center of the altar in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Visitation in Rankweil in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg and gave the champion's provisional names . Today the master of the miraculous image of Rankweil is mostly identified with the sculptor Hans Rueland, of whom several other works have been preserved in the region.

Image of grace Rankweil

The late Gothic figure of Mary and Child in Rankweil was integrated into the gilded Rococo altar in 1757 , which is located in the chapel , which was specially built for the miraculous image in 1657/58 . This chapel, which is attached to the main room of the church, was donated by the Archducal Chamber Council of Innsbruck and Hubmeister of the Feldkirch rule, Johann Christoph von der Halden zu Haldenegg, together with his wife Maria Barbara for the miraculous image and shows the importance and importance that has persisted since the 14th century Honoring the image as an important Catholic pilgrimage destination in the region even after the Reformation in Vorarlberg.

Works (selection)

In addition to the figure of the miraculous image, the master of the miraculous image of Rankweil z. B. further attributed to figures of Anna selbdritt as well as Saints Katharina and Barbara in the Anna Chapel in Pfronten-Rehbichl .

An acceptance of the identification of the master of the miraculous image of Rankweil with the sculptor Hans Rueland allows the catalog of works of the master to be included in this sculptor.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pfarramt St. Nikolaus Pfronten (Ed.): Pfronten, Kapellen, St. Anna ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 29, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stnikolaus-pfronten.de

literature

  • D. Seibert: Bregenzerwald and Lechquellen Mountains alpine: All routes for hikers and mountaineers . Munich 2008
  • "The thousandth of miracles ..." For 350 years of grace chapel on the Liebfrauenberg . In: Marktgemeinde Rankweil (ed.): Extrankweil edition 18 0208, p. 12 (PDF; 3.7 MB)
  • Regional Development Association Vorarlberg (publisher): Spiritual hiking on the Jacobsweg Landseck-Einsiedeln . Alberschwende undated (2008)