Winsen an der Aller / Windsen

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Apostle or saint - Evangelists - symbol - 4 - in a circle

medallion-like symbols; L->R: Luke's ox; Mark's lion; John's eagle; Matthew's angel
Scene Description: medallion-like symbols; L->R: Luke's ox; Mark's lion; John's eagle; Matthew's angel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hajotthu, 2015
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 18 June 2015 by Hajotthu [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirche_St._Johannes_der_Täufer_Winsen_(Aller)_05.JPG] [accessed 4 January 2020]
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Apostle or saint? - unidentified

the north side of the basin has several (?) figures, at least one of which -partly visible here- appears to be a crowned female holding an object [book?]
Scene Description: the north side of the basin has several (?) figures, at least one of which -partly visible here- appears to be a crowned female holding an object [book?]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hajotthu, 2015
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 18 June 2015 by Hajotthu [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirche_St._Johannes_der_Täufer_Winsen_(Aller)_05.JPG] [accessed 4 January 2020]
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design element - architectural - arcade - pointed arches - crocketed and pinnacled arches - arches on columns - patterned columns - columns with capitals and bases - trefoiled intrados

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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 18 June 2015 by Hajotthu [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirche_St._Johannes_der_Täufer_Winsen_(Aller)_05.JPG] [accessed 4 January 2020]
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design element - architectural - tower

slender towers with pointed roofs between the arches of the arcade; the towers have multiple windows of different shapes
Scene Description: slender towers with pointed roofs between the arches of the arcade; the towers have multiple windows of different shapes
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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 18 June 2015 by Hajotthu [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirche_St._Johannes_der_Täufer_Winsen_(Aller)_05.JPG] [accessed 4 January 2020]
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human figure - standing - hands on the knees - 3

three figures, wearing hats and facing out, are set at 120-degree angles to support the basin
Scene Description: three figures, wearing hats and facing out, are set at 120-degree angles to support the basin
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Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 18 June 2015 by Hajotthu [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirche_St._Johannes_der_Täufer_Winsen_(Aller)_05.JPG] [accessed 4 January 2020]
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view of church exterior

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 April 2009 by losch [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Johannes_der_Täufer-Kirche_in_Winsen_IMG_5911.jpg] [accessed 4 January 2020]
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view of church interior - looking east

Source caption: "Innenraum mit Altar in der Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer in Winsen (Aller), Niedersachsen, Deutschland"
Scene Description: Source caption: "Innenraum mit Altar in der Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer in Winsen (Aller), Niedersachsen, Deutschland"
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 June 2015 by Hajotthu [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirche_St._Johannes_der_Täufer_Winsen_(Aller)_02.JPG] [accessed 4 January 2020]
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view of font - northwest side

Source caption: "Taufbecken (13. Jahrhundert) in der Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer in Winsen (Aller), Niedersachsen, Deutschland"
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view of font in context - west side

Source caption: "Kanzelaltar und Taufbecken in der Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer in Winsen (Aller), Niedersachsen, Deutschland"
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INFORMATION

FontID: 22532WIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Evamgelisch-lutherischen Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Kirchstraße 12, 29308 Winsen (Aller), Germany -- Tel.: +49 5143 6393
Country Name: Germany
Location: Celle, Niedersachsen
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the L180, on the N bank of the Aller river, 15 km WNW of Celle
Font Location in Church: inside the church, E end of the centre aisle, near the altar
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church Notes: original church said to have existed here 9th-10thC belonging to the 'Missionierungszeit des Sachsenlandes'; no remains extant from it.
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of bronze consisting of a round almost hemispherical basin raised on three figural supports set at 120-degree angles; the basin sides are decorated with an arcade of pointed arches but trefoiled intrados; the pointed arches are crocketed and pinnacled, and rest on patterned columns with capitals and bases; linking the arches are slender towers with multiple windows of different shapes; the symbols of the four Evangelists inscribed in medallion-like circles are lined in a row on the west side [NB: the north side of the basin has several (?) figures, at least one of which appears to be a crowned female but we have no access to images of that side of the font]. No cover present; the inner well of the basin has a metal support frame for the use of a baptismal dish.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.680082, 9.906153
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 40′ 48.29″ N, 9° 54′ 22.15″ E
UTM: 32U 561260 5837069

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, bronze
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining