Gotische Totenleuchte Old Cemetery - Brixen, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kaschper69
N 46° 42.969 E 011° 39.456
32T E 703108 N 5177051
This Wayside Shrine in the form of a Gothic death lamp is located in the old cemetery in Brixen.
Waymark Code: WMYXTX
Location: Trentino–Alto Adige, Italy
Date Posted: 08/08/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Noe1
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[DE] Dieser Bildstock in Form einer gotischen Totenleuchte befindet sich auf dem alten Friedhof in Brixen.

"Hula bezeichnete 1948 diese freistehenden Totenleuchten als die „älteste Form“ des Bildstocks. Er ist charakterisiert durch einen polygonalen (meist achtseitigen) Schaft, ein polygonales mehr- oder gegenseitig geöffnetes Lichtgehäuse sowie einen polygonalen Pyramidenhelm. Hula bezeichnete diese Totenleuchte auch als „französischen Typ“, da die frühesten und gleichzeitig imposantesten Spuren dieser Tradition im Westen Frankreichs zu finden sind.

Eine gotische Totenleuchte aus dem Jahr 1483 steht in der Mitte des Alten Friedhofs in Brixen."

[EN] This Wayside Shrine in the form of a Gothic death lamp is located in the old cemetery in Brixen.

"In 1948, Hula described these free-standing death lamps as the "oldest form" of the wayside shrine. It is characterized by a polygonal (mostly octagonal) shaft, a polygonal multi- or mutually opened light housing and a polygonal pyramid helmet. Hula also called this death lamp the "French type", as the earliest and at the same time most impressive traces of this tradition can be found in western France.

A Gothic death lamp from 1483 stands in the middle of the old cemetery in Brixen."

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Year of creation: 1483

Material: stone

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