Pilgrimage Church of Wiess - Steingaden Germany
by Paolo Signorini
Title
Pilgrimage Church of Wiess - Steingaden Germany
Artist
Paolo Signorini
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List - Germany - Pilgrimage Church of Wies
The sanctuary of Wies, a pilgrimage church miraculously preserved in the beautiful setting of an Alpine valley, is a perfect masterpiece of Rococo art and a masterpiece of creative genius, as well as an exceptional testimony to a civilization that has disappeared.The hamlet of Wies, near Steingaden in Bavaria, was the setting of a miracle in 1738: a simple wooden image of Christ mounted on a column, which was no longer venerated by the Premonstratensians, appeared to some of the faithful to be in tears. A wooden chapel constructed in the fields housed the miraculous statue for some time. However, pilgrims from Germany, Austria, Bohemia, and even Italy became so numerous that the Abbot of the Premonstratensians of Steingaden decided to construct a splendid sanctuary. Accordingly, work began in 1745 under the direction of the celebrated architect, Dominikus Zimmermann, who was to construct in this pastoral setting in the foothills of the Alps one of the most polished creations of Bavarian Rococo. The choir was consecrated in 1749 and the remainder of the church finished by 1754. That year Dominikus Zimmermann left the city of Landsberg where he lived to settle in Wies near his masterpiece, in a new house where he died in 1766.The church, which is oval in plan, is preceded to the west by a semi-circular narthex. Inside, twin columns placed in front of the walls support the capriciously cut-out cornice and the wooden vaulting with its flattened profile; this defines a second interior volume where the light from the windows and the oculi is cleverly diffused both directly and indirectly. To the east, a long deep choir is surrounded by an upper and a lower gallery.
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Denise Harty
Congratulations on your feature in the Covered Bridges And Historical Buildings group! L/F
Holly April Harris
Beautiful photo with beautiful colors! Congratulations! Iโm am very pleased to feature your beautiful image in the group Covered Bridges and Historical Buildings. Itโs a wonderful addition to the group! Please add it to the โ2022 Second Quarter Featured Images Collectionโ thread in the discussions area for a permanent record of the feature. Thank you!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the group No Place Like Home, 11/09/2021 Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits! l/f