Title

The Magdalene, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut.

Caption

The Magdalene, 1922. Paula Rendl as Mary Magdalene in the Oberammergau Passion Play. The play is performed every 10 years, on open-air stages, by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany. First staged in 1634, the play tells the story of Jesus' passion, culminating in his crucifixion. The event has become a tourist attraction, with audiences coming from all over the world. Official postcard of the 1922 Oberammergau Passion Play. [F. Bruckmann, Munich, Germany, 1922]

Date

1922

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F35_311

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,8Mb (2,8Mb) / 12,5in x 19,2in / 3745 x 5770 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany female woman people male man men religious German country play entertainment religion Bavaria guy theatre costume traditional tradition color cross performance Christianity dress drama performer performing crosses location century camp kitsch oberbayern concept typical acting crucifixion twenties actor crucified actress Colour OBERAMMERGAU New Testament Thespian 1920s 20th century The Print Collector Mary Magdalene TGN photograph portrait postcard passion play Paula Friedrich Oberammergau Passion Play F am dram amateur dramatics Henry Traut Traut Heinrich Traut Henry Heinrich Traut Atelier Henry Traut F Bruckmann Bruckmann F. Bruckmann Friedrich Bruckmann F. Verlagsanstalt F Bruckmann AG Verlagsanstalt F. Bruckmann A.G. Paula Rendl Rendl