Title
The wailing women, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut.
Caption
The wailing women, 1922. Paula Rendl as Mary Magdalene, Martha Veit as the Virgin Mary, Melchior Breitsamter as St John: players 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_336
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
62,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 20,0in x 12,1in / 5991 x 3642 (300dpi)