Passau No. 3
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view of font
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design element - motifs - torus-scotia
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design element - patterns - ribbed - ribs framed in round arches
Scene Description: very stylised
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view of church exterior in context - southeast view
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view of church exterior - west view
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view of church exterior in context - west view
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view of font in context
Scene Description: in the Andreaskapelle
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view of church interior - organ
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view of church interior - chancel - ceiling - painting - detail
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view of church interior - chancel - ceiling - painting
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view of church interior - looking east
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angel - cherub - head - 3
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design element - motifs - scroll - 3
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 00811PAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1478
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century (late), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Passauer Dom / Stephansdom in Passau / Dom St. Stephan
Font Location in Church: Andreaskapelle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: there may have been a church on this site since 450 AD; episcopal church first documented 730; re-built 1280-1325; destroyed 1662; present church is late-17thC with later modifications
Church Address: Domplatz, 94032 Passau, Germany -- Tel.: +49 851 3930
Site Location: Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: The cathedral is located on the 'island' in the Passau-Obernzell, just W of the border with Austria, about 140 km ENE of Munich
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Passau
Additional Comments: disappeared font(s)? (the one(s) from the early churches here)
Font Notes:
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The present font dates from 1478; it consists of a round shallow basin decorated with stylised ribbing below a torus-scotia; raised on a triangular figural scultural base incorporating three cherubs and three large scrolls; the basin is made of marble, the base appears to be limestone. No cover present.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of this church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 33U 386679 5381296
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.574502, 13.463708
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 34′ 28.21″ N, 13° 27′ 49.35″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (basin) -- limestone? (base)
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining