Caption

The holy supper, 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 165 mm x width 227 mm, group of actors, troupe, actors on the stage, the episode of the Last Supper, A long rectangular scene shows a group of people seated closely along one side of a long table draped with a patterned cloth, with wooden trestle legs visible beneath; the table holds plates of food, cups, and a few vessels. The people wear long robes and have varied facial hair and hairstyles, with some looking toward each other and others facing forward; one person stands behind the table leaning toward the seated figures. Behind them are tall framed wall panels with painted landscape inserts and darker surrounding walls with vertical pilasters. The floor in front of the table is wooden planks extending toward the foreground. The image is monochrome with soft contrasts and a broad pale border around the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_026

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Rights managed

Available size

44.3Mb (9.4Mb) / 15.2in x 11.3in / 4554 x 3400 (300dpi)

Keywords

holy supper page photomechanical print inscription Gemeinde Oberammergau Passionsspiel 1890 photographer Carl Stockmann Oberammergau cliché maker anonymous c 1885 - 1890 Bavaria paper collotype photoprint height 165 mm x width 227 mm group actors troupe stage episode Last Supper long rectangular scene people seated closely side long table draped patterned cloth wooden trestle legs visible beneath table holds plates food cups vessels wear long robes varied facial hair hairstyles looking facing forward person stands table leaning seated figures them tall framed wall panels painted landscape inserts darker surrounding walls vertical pilasters floor front wooden planks extending foreground image monochrome soft contrasts broad pale border scene