Caption

Christ and St. John, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Gemeinde Oberammergau Passionsspiel 1890', photographer: Carl Stockmann, Oberammergau, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1885 - in or before 1890, Bavaria, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 167 mm x width 227 mm, Person, Jos Maier, Peter Rendl, portrait of actor, actress, Christ, life and acts of John the Evangelist, A sepia-toned scene shows two robed figures and a donkey in a landscape with distant buildings and trees; one figure stands holding a staff and the donkey’s harness while wearing a long robe and cloak, the other is seated on the donkey with a beard and long hair, draped in layered robes and raising one hand; the donkey faces forward with visible bridle details and textured fur; the ground in front is bare and sandy with scattered vegetation and rocks, while the background includes rolling terrain, a cluster of pale buildings, scattered trees with branching limbs, and a darker mass of foliage to the right, all framed by a lighter border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_021

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.2Mb (8.9Mb) / 15.0in x 12.2in / 4496 x 3666 (300dpi)

Keywords

Christ St John page photomechanical print inscription Gemeinde Oberammergau Passionsspiel 1890 photographer Carl Stockmann Oberammergau cliché maker anonymous c 1885 - 1890 Bavaria paper collotype photoprint height 167 mm x width 227 mm Person Jos Maier Peter Rendl portrait actor actress life acts Evangelist sepia-toned scene two robed figures donkey landscape distant buildings trees figure stands holding staff donkey’s harness wearing long robe cloak seated beard long hair draped layered robes raising hand faces forward visible bridle details textured fur ground front bare sandy scattered vegetation rocks background includes rolling terrain cluster pale buildings scattered trees branching limbs darker mass foliage right framed lighter border