Pietà (Ensisheim)
The sculpture Pietà in the church of St-Martin in Ensisheim , a French commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region , was created at the beginning of the 16th century. In 1989 the Pietà was classified as a Monument historique .
The colored and gilded wooden Pietà shows Mary on her knees with the narrow body of Jesus . Maria is bent forward slightly, she is wearing a long, loose dress with many folds. A cloth is wrapped tightly around the body of Jesus.
The sculpture has undergone several restorations, at the beginning of the 20th century the three hands of Joseph Saur were renewed.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , p. 351.
Web links
Commons : St-Martin (Eguisheim) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vierge à l'Enfant in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 57.2 ″ N , 7 ° 21 ′ 10 ″ E