Hildesheim No. 2

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Results: 24 records

Apostle or saint - unidentified

in individual niches, at two levels, on the sides of the stem
Scene Description: in individual niches, at two levels, on the sides of the stem
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 5 May 2010 by Concord [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TaufeStMHildesheim.JPG] [accessed 21 February 2012]
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God - God the Father - Christ resurrected

as finial of the font cover
Scene Description: as finial of the font cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 5 May 2010 by Concord [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TaufeStMHildesheim.JPG] [accessed 21 February 2012]
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New Testament - scene - unidentified

around the basin sides
Scene Description: around the basin sides
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
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Old Testament - scene - unidentified

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - dragon - 2

on the finial, below the statue of God the Father with Christ
Scene Description: on the finial, below the statue of God the Father with Christ
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 5 May 2010 by Concord [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TaufeStMHildesheim.JPG] [accessed 21 February 2012]
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coat of arms - unidentified

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coat of arms - unidentified - 4

on the upper surface, at 90-degree angles
Scene Description: on the upper surface, at 90-degree angles
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
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design element - architectural - column - patterned

used here to separate the scenes around the basin sides
Scene Description: used here to separate the scenes around the basin sides
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
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design element - architectural - column - patterned

as on the basin, here too are patterned columns used to separate the individual niches
Scene Description: as on the basin, here too are patterned columns used to separate the individual niches
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Concord, 2010
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design element - motifs - moulding - flat moulding

bearing an inscription
Scene Description: bearing an inscription
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design element - patterns - gadrooned or ribbed

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human figure - seated - 4

they appear to be putti, but may be a representation of the Four Rivers
Scene Description: they appear to be putti, but may be a representation of the Four Rivers
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inscription

around the bottom rim
Scene Description: around the bottom rim
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inscription

around the large moulding on the stem
Scene Description: around the large moulding on the stem
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inscription

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view of base

the inscription gives the date of the font: "[...] ANNO:1618 [...]"
Scene Description: the inscription gives the date of the font: "[...] ANNO:1618 [...]"
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view of church exterior

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Heinz-Josef Lücking, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 29 December 2009 by Heinz-Josef Lücking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Michaels_Church_Hildesheim.jpg] [accessed 21 February 2012]
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view of font

the font shown here with the cover removed; note the absence of the lower base figures in this photograph
Scene Description: the font shown here with the cover removed; note the absence of the lower base figures in this photograph
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Sacred Destinations, 2012
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view of font

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view of font

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view of font and cover

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view of font base - lower base

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view of font cover

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view of font cover

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INFORMATION

FontID: 17928HIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Michaeliskirche / Abbey Church of St. Michael [originally from Martini-Kirche]
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Church Location: Michaelisplatz 2, 31134 Hildesheim, Germany -- Tel.: +49 5121 34410
Country Name: Germany
Location: Hannover, Niedersachsen
Directions to Site: Located 30 km SE of Hanover
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hildesheim
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the N aisle
Date: 1618
Century and Period: 17th century(early?), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Dietrich Mente / heraldic font
Church Notes: church built between 1001 and 1031
Font Notes:
Baptismal font made of bronze consisting of a roughly cylindrical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base and a circular lower base that stands on four seated putti; the domed-shaped cover is also of bronze and by the same artist. There are six biblical scenes represented on the basin and cover; the 12 Apostles appear on the stem sides in two rows; a cartouche on the lid with the St. Martin indicates the original church where this font came from, Martini-Kirche, in Hildesheim. The cover bracket has a representation of the Trinity. An account of the font and its inscriptions is given in the Deutschen Inschriften Online Projekt [www.inschriften.net/hildesheim/inschrift/nr/di058-0642.html] [accessed 21 February 2012].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.1529, 9.9435
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 9′ 10.44″ N, 9° 56′ 36.6″ E
UTM: 32U 564550 5778464

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, bronze
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: German and Latin
Inscription Notes: mostly in German; some names in Latin
Inscription Location: on many different spots of the basin and cover
Inscription Text: 1)· S(ANCTVS) · PAVLVS · AD TIT(VM) · CAP(ITVLO) · 3 · NACH · SEINR BARM/ERZICK(EIT) · MACHT ER VNS SELIG · DURC DAS BAD DER WIDERGEBV(RT) · V(ND) · ERNEWR(VNG) · DES · H(EILIGEN) · GEISTES) 2)ANNO · 1618 · DIDERICH MENTE · GOES MICH IN HILDESHEIMB 3)ISA. XL · / MAL. III 4)MAT · III / MAR · I · / IO · I · / LV · III 5)MAT XXVIII / MAR XVI. 6)ACTO / XVI · 7)MAT · XIX / MAR. X · / LV · XVIII 8)ACTO · / IX · 9)ACTO · / II. 10)ACTO · / X · 11)IOHA · / III · 12)GENISIS / VI · VII · VIII · 13)ACTO / VIII 14)EXODVS / XIIII. 15)HESEKIEL / XLVII · 16)· DIESE TAVF HAT HANS OLEM VND SEINE ERBEN GEBEN · WARN ALHY · M(AGISTER) · GEORGI(VS) VOGELSANG · HANS SVSTERM(ANN) · HART(VNG) CABVS · HANS HVSM(ANN) · TONIS FISCHR
Inscription Source: [http://www.inschriften.net/hildesheim/inschrift/nr/di058-0642.html] [accessed 21 February 2012]

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1618
Material: metal, bronze
Apparatus: yes [cf. FontNotes]
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]