Caption

The ascension, 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 176 mm x width 230 mm, Print after page 132., group of actors, troupe, actors on the stage, Christ aloft in the sky, Ascension, A sepia-toned scene shows a robed figure elevated above a group, with arms raised and draped cloth flowing around the body, surrounded by faint winged figures forming a vertical arc; below, a circle of men and women in long robes stand, kneel, or reach upward with varied gestures and facial expressions, some looking up and some holding hands, arranged across a stage-like ground with a textured foreground; tall dark foliage frames the left and right edges of the scene, creating a backdrop against a plain wall behind the central figures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_027

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Rights managed

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48.2Mb (10.2Mb) / 15.2in x 12.3in / 4572 x 3684 (300dpi)

Keywords

ascension page photomechanical print inscription Gemeinde Oberammergau Passionsspiel 1890 photographer Carl Stockmann Oberammergau cliché maker anonymous c 1885 - 1890 Bavaria paper collotype photoprint height 176 mm x width 230 mm Print page 132 group actors troupe stage Christ aloft sky Ascension sepia-toned scene robed figure elevated arms raised draped cloth flowing body surrounded faint winged figures forming vertical arc circle men women long robes stand kneel reach upward varied gestures facial expressions looking up holding hands arranged across stage- ground textured foreground tall dark foliage frames left right edges scene creating backdrop plain wall central figures