Caption
Christ bearing his cross to Golgatha, 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 223 mm, group of actors, troupe, actors on the stage, from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33, Mark 15:20-22, Luke 23:26-33, John 19:17), A wide stage set resembling a classical stone building with a central pediment decorated with carved figures and ornate frieze sits against a pale background with distant hills; a large open archway leads into a dark interior, flanked by tall columns with decorative panels and arches on either side. On the stage, many people in period costumes are arranged in clustered groups across the foreground, some standing on steps and balconies, others gathered near the central opening; several figures carry a large wooden beam across their shoulders while nearby others gesture, kneel, or watch. Rows of empty benches occupy the lower foreground in front of the stage.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B01_036
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