Vejlby nr. Aarhus / Vejlby in Århus
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view of basin - upper view
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design element - motifs - moulding
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view of church exterior - door - detail - coat of arms
!["Dørfløj [...] 1531, ifølge skåret årstal, våben [...] og initialer skænket af Århuskanniken Jørgen Samsing, død 1548" [source: DK]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1241218058_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "Dørfløj [...] 1531, ifølge skåret årstal, våben [...] og initialer skænket af Århuskanniken Jørgen Samsing, død 1548" [source: DK]
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view of church exterior - portal
!["Dørfløj [...] 1531, ifølge skåret årstal, våben [...] og initialer skænket af Århuskanniken Jørgen Samsing, død 1548" [source: DK]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1241218057_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "Dørfløj [...] 1531, ifølge skåret årstal, våben [...] og initialer skænket af Århuskanniken Jørgen Samsing, død 1548" [source: DK]
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view of church exterior - gravestone - lion
!["romansk, af grovkornet grå og rød granit, synlig højde 162 cm, bredde ved korsarmen 65 cm, ved jorden 55 cm. Kraftigt reliefhugget, latinsk kors, hvis øvre arme flankeres af sol og måne, og hvis stamme hviler på ryggen af en løve. Denne har ret lang snude og hængende tunge samt lang hale endende i trebladet dusk; hele motivet svarer nøje til det på en sten i den nærliggende Skødstrup kirke (Randers amt). Indmuret i våbenhusets østmur, hvor den også nævnes i 1600-tallet." [source: DK]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1241218056_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "romansk, af grovkornet grå og rød granit, synlig højde 162 cm, bredde ved korsarmen 65 cm, ved jorden 55 cm. Kraftigt reliefhugget, latinsk kors, hvis øvre arme flankeres af sol og måne, og hvis stamme hviler på ryggen af en løve. Denne har ret lang snude og hængende tunge samt lang hale endende i trebladet dusk; hele motivet svarer nøje til det på en sten i den nærliggende Skødstrup kirke (Randers amt). Indmuret i våbenhusets østmur, hvor den også nævnes i 1600-tallet." [source: DK]
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view of church exterior - gravestone - lion with large cross and sun
!["romansk, af grovkornet grå og rød granit, synlig højde 162 cm, bredde ved korsarmen 65 cm, ved jorden 55 cm. Kraftigt reliefhugget, latinsk kors, hvis øvre arme flankeres af sol og måne, og hvis stamme hviler på ryggen af en løve. Denne har ret lang snude og hængende tunge samt lang hale endende i trebladet dusk; hele motivet svarer nøje til det på en sten i den nærliggende Skødstrup kirke (Randers amt). Indmuret i våbenhusets østmur, hvor den også nævnes i 1600-tallet." [source: DK]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1241218055_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "romansk, af grovkornet grå og rød granit, synlig højde 162 cm, bredde ved korsarmen 65 cm, ved jorden 55 cm. Kraftigt reliefhugget, latinsk kors, hvis øvre arme flankeres af sol og måne, og hvis stamme hviler på ryggen af en løve. Denne har ret lang snude og hængende tunge samt lang hale endende i trebladet dusk; hele motivet svarer nøje til det på en sten i den nærliggende Skødstrup kirke (Randers amt). Indmuret i våbenhusets østmur, hvor den også nævnes i 1600-tallet." [source: DK]
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view of church exterior - gravestone - lion with large cross and sun
!["romansk, af grovkornet grå og rød granit, synlig højde 162 cm, bredde ved korsarmen 65 cm, ved jorden 55 cm. Kraftigt reliefhugget, latinsk kors, hvis øvre arme flankeres af sol og måne, og hvis stamme hviler på ryggen af en løve. Denne har ret lang snude og hængende tunge samt lang hale endende i trebladet dusk; hele motivet svarer nøje til det på en sten i den nærliggende Skødstrup kirke (Randers amt). Indmuret i våbenhusets østmur, hvor den også nævnes i 1600-tallet." [source: DK]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1241218054_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "romansk, af grovkornet grå og rød granit, synlig højde 162 cm, bredde ved korsarmen 65 cm, ved jorden 55 cm. Kraftigt reliefhugget, latinsk kors, hvis øvre arme flankeres af sol og måne, og hvis stamme hviler på ryggen af en løve. Denne har ret lang snude og hængende tunge samt lang hale endende i trebladet dusk; hele motivet svarer nøje til det på en sten i den nærliggende Skødstrup kirke (Randers amt). Indmuret i våbenhusets østmur, hvor den også nævnes i 1600-tallet." [source: DK]
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view of church exterior - southwest end
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view of church exterior - east view
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view of font in context - southwest side
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view of church interior - painting - detail
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view of church interior - looking west - organ
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view of church interior - pulpit
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view of font in context - east end - altar - font
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view of church interior - chancel arch - painting - detail - Christ
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view of church interior - chancel arch - painting - detail - abbot with staff
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view of church interior - chancel arch - painting - detail - abbot with staff
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view of church interior - chancel arch - painting - detail - abbot with staff
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view of church interior - chancel - paiting - detail - Martyrdom of St. Erasmus
Scene Description: Martyrdom of St. Erasmus of Formia, aka Elmo, on the apse; Erasmus suffered martyrdom during Diocletian's persecution of the Christians in the 3rdC AD -- He is usually represented with his entrails wound on a windlass, or as a vested bishop holding a winch or windlass
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view of church interior - chancel - paiting - Martyrdom of St Erasmus - Crucifixion
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view of church interior - retable - 6 apostles - James the Lesser - apostle - St Peter - St Paul - apostle - James the Greater
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view of church interior - altar and retable - 12 apostles
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view of church interior - chancel and east end
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
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view of church interior - chancel - paiting - detail - devil and butter-churning milk-maids
Scene Description: the Devild and the butter-churcning milk-maids depicted on the apse
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25767VEJ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2023-05-09
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Horder [aka Horderus] workshop
Church / Chapel Name: Vjelby Kirke
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave, E end, centre
Church Notes: Romanesque church re-built ca. 1500; restored 1940s
Church Address: Vejlby, Bredkildegade 5, 8240 Risskov, Denmark
Site Location: Midtjylland, Jylland, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road 505, 1-2 km NW of Risskov, in the municipality and 3 km N of Århus
Ecclesiastic Region: Århus Stift
Historical Region: Hasle Herred, Århus Amt
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Hein (1966: 25-26 and fig. 20) as a granite baptismal font of the Romanesque period and attributed to Horder's workshop. The upper rim of the basin is ornamented with a rope motif all around; below, a band of acanthus vine is framed by a thin triple torus, top and bottom; the underbowl is plain except for the double-rope motif at the centre ring, which is part of the upper block of the font.The lower block, the base has a round upper part ornamented with a plain roll moulding; roll mouldings frame the panels of the base sides; at the upper end of the angles there appears to be a foliage (?) motif in each. Listed and illustrated in Danmarks Kirker [http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/aarhus/vejlby-kirke/] [accessed 18 December 2024] as a baptismal font made of two kinds of granite: the basin is a reddish coarse stone, the base greyish and of finer grain; polished and cleaned in 1831; paint stripped 1854; varnished in 1875. The DK entry describes the baptismal dish as made between 1550 and 1575, provenance is south German.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32V 575191 6228459
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 56.19514, 10.21175
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 56° 11′ 42.5″ N, 10° 12′ 42.3″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: no drainage system
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 9-10 cm**
Diameter (inside rim): 53-54 cm**
Diameter (includes rim): 73.5 cm* / 73 cm**
Basin Total Height: 50 cm**
Height of Base: 37 cm**
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm**
Square Base Dimensions: 43 x 48 cm**
Notes on Measurements: * Danmarks Kirker / ** BSI on-site
REFERENCES
- Danmarks Kirker, Nationalmuseet i København. URL: http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk.
- Hein, H. K., Horder: en Romansk Stenmester, Århus: Århus Kunstforening, 1966, p. 25-26 and fig. 26