This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...Stticrmark. Reifling, St. Johann, and at Wenk in Steiermark; in the Church at Hallstadff (beginning of the sixteenth century), in Upper Austria, there is an imposing work at Besenbach, near Linz; and at St. Michael, near Freistadt, at Waldburg, and Kafermarkt. In Ipperand Lower Austria also, there arc carved altars at ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...Stticrmark. Reifling, St. Johann, and at Wenk in Steiermark; in the Church at Hallstadff (beginning of the sixteenth century), in Upper Austria, there is an imposing work at Besenbach, near Linz; and at St. Michael, near Freistadt, at Waldburg, and Kafermarkt. In Ipperand Lower Austria also, there arc carved altars at Zwetl, Mauer, LexerAustria. Pulkau, Laach, Schonbach, Poggstal, and Heiligenblut. Woodcarving was also used for other purposes. Thus, the door-panels of the Capuchin Church at Salzburg J exhibit ably executed relief busts of Mary, St. John the Baptist, and the Apostles, two of which are at present missing, belong to the year 1470. On the pillars of the Church at Wiener-Neustadt, wooden statues of the Apostles are combined with figures of the Prophets, the Virgin, St. Sebastian, and other saints, all showing vigorous but unpleasing naturalism, reminding us of the extreme style of the Nuremberg school. _ In Bohemia we must mention the altars of the churches at Carved works in Bohemia Eyle, Zbraslav, and Libis, near Melnik, the latter containing andMora-ia. scenes from the Passion, while usually in South German lands representations relating to the Passion are more rare than in North Germany. A similar style is to be recognized in the life-like group in the Church at Graupen, representing with thrilling power the Suffering Christ surrounded by the infuriated populace. In Moravia a master named Andreas Morgenstern, of Bohemia, executed an altar for the Church at Adamsthal. Principally in the Mitth. der Centr. Comm. Jahrg. I., II., III., and V. t Also in the Mitth. 1858, pi. 3. t Ibid., 1856, pi. 3. Two statues are given in a faithful illustration in the Oeslerr. Dciikm. (Stuttgart) II. pi. 36. VOL. II. 84 The predilection for this st...
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