Tuesday, July 2, 2019 (continued)
From Steingaden we continued on the
Alpenstrasse/Alpine Road, with a tiny detour to Wieskirche.
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Wieskirche/Church of Wies (1745-1754, by the brothers
Johann Baptist and Dominic Zimmermann, and to the right
is the 1739 chapel first used to house the miraculous statue |
There was an old statue of a Scourged Christ that is said to have wept real tears in 1738. Considered too graphic for a church, the statue was worshipped in a barn until the chapel was built. Due to the large numbers of pilgrims, many of whom claimed to have been cured of their diseases, the church was built.
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| Inside the chapel |
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| Inside the church |
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| Scourged Christ (Alamy F4D8Y3) |
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A golden bird above altar recalls the pre-Christian story of bird
that opened its breast to feed its young with own blood; above the bird
is a foreshadowing painting of Baby Jesus posed as if on a cross |
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Ceiling painting of resurrected Christ as merciful
before the Last Judgment; at the bottom is the
closed door to Paradise, and at the top is an
empty throne awaiting Judgment Day |
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One of two glass cases holding items left by pilgrims,
usually items they no longer needed once healed |
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| Organ loft |
The Dominic Zimmermann was known for his stuccowork, and Johann Baptist for his frescoes. Together they created a masterpiece of what became known as Bavarian Rococo.
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Painting of the monks in white transferring the
Scourged Christ statue from the chapel to the church |
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Painting of one of the Zimmermann brothers
praying in gratitude for the successful construction |
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| A typical Alpine house (likely multi-family) that is attached to the barn |
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| Holzschnitzerei/Wood Carving Workshop |
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Mural on the workshop depicts a traditional
traveling wood carver with his tools and wares |
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| It seemed to be the time to spread liquefied cow manure on the fields |
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| Thank goodness this tanker was no longer spewing its contents! |
Beside the
Passion Play, Oberammergau is known for
Lüftlmalerei/painted façades of Upper Bavaria frequently depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ, among many other Christian motifs. Apparently developed by Oberammergauer Franz Zwinck during the 18C, he took Italian facade painting and made it lighter
in Lüften/in air, or is it that the figures appear to be in clouds?
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| Mußldomahaus (1690) is an example of Lüftlmalerei by Zwinck |
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Pfarrkirche St Peter und Paul/Parish Church of
Sts Peter and Paul (1735-1749, by Josef Schmuzer),
with the Denkmal des Ersten Weltkriegs/
World War I monument in front |
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Inside Sts Peter and Paul Church with statues of carved
wood that were stuccoed, then painted or gilded;
in the center of the ceiling fresco the two saints bid
farewell to Rome, to the L Peter is crucified
upside-down and to the R Paul is beheaded |
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| Forstamt (1763) with Lüftlmalerei by Zwinck |
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| An artist refreshes some Lüftlmalerei (KSS) |
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| A backyard aviary |
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| Pilatushaus (18c) with Lüftlmalerei by Zwinck and garden (KSS) |
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| Ludwig-Thoma-Strasse, Oberammergau |
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Rottwagen (2000, by Hubert Lang) commemorates the
trade route between Augsburg and Venice, Italy |
A visit to the Oberammergau Museum to see examples of local
Holzschnitzereien/wood carvings.
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| Wedding at Cana |
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| Nativity Scene |
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| Springende Steckfassung/Jumping jack toy |
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| Wood carving tools |
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| Dievdirbys are religious wood carvings |
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| Crucifixes (KSS) |
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| Outdoor carved wooden clock on Theaterstrasse (KSS) |
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