Benfeld No. 2 / Bànfàld / Benveltin

Results: 6 records

Christ - Christ in Majesty

Scene Description: "Le Tétramorphe" (Palissy [ref.: IM67000674])

angel - cherub

Scene Description: "angelot" (Palissy [ref.: IM67000674]) -- two types seen here: those on the upper sides are traditional in their rendering; the ones on the angles of the underbowl are putti-like, with little wings and adorned with collars, etc.; the ones on the stem of the base appear to share characteristics from both the basin types

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ralph Hammann, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2011 by Ralh Hammann [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benfeld_StLaurent30.jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 16 February 2018]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0

coat of arms - town of Benfeld

Scene Description: "armoiries de la ville de Benfeld", according to Palissy [ref.: IM67000674], though very little of the arms can be discerned here

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ralph Hammann, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2011 by Ralh Hammann [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benfeld_StLaurent30.jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 16 February 2018]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0

design element - motifs - cartouche - 6

Scene Description: they appear to be blank now but may have been painted originally

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ralph Hammann, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2011 by Ralh Hammann [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benfeld_StLaurent30.jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 16 February 2018]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0

detail

Scene Description: seen here between two of the angels on the stem is a horned figure; is it part of "Le Tétramorphe" mentioned in Palissy [ref.: IM67000674]?

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ralph Hammann, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2011 by Ralh Hammann [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benfeld_StLaurent30.jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 16 February 2018]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0

inscription

Scene Description: "ANNO 1621" (Palissy [ref.: IM67000674])

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ralph Hammann, 2011

Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2011 by Ralh Hammann [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benfeld_StLaurent30.jpg?uselang=fr] [accessed 16 February 2018]

Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0

INFORMATION

FontID: 21611BEN
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Laurent
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Location: rue de l'Eglise, 67230 Benfeld, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located at the confluence of the D5, D206, D829, 17 km N of Sélestat, 33 km N of Colmar
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1621
Century and Period: 17th century(early), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
A second font in this church is listed in Corblet (1881-1882) simply as a font from 1621. Listed in Palissy [ref.: IM67000674] as a hexagonal baptismal font of sandstone bearing "armoiries de la ville de Benfeld ; ANNO 1621 [...] Le Tétramorphe [...] angelot"; also listed is the wooden font cover.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.370578, 7.595226
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 22′ 14.08″ N, 7° 35′ 42.82″ E
UTM: 32U 395964 5358443

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 77 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 112 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM67000674] "(dimensions avec couvercle)"

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Text: "ANNO 1621"

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: painted wood; flat

REFERENCES

Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882