File:Cathedral Fribourg vitrail Georg Michael Anna Maria 01.jpg

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Józef Mehoffer: Stained glass window of the saints George, Michael, Anne and Mary Magdalene   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Józef Mehoffer  (1869–1946)  wikidata:Q1354695
 
Józef Mehoffer
Alternative names
Joseph Mehoffer; I︠U︡zef Mekhoffer; Jozef Mehoffer; Josef Mehoffer
Description Polish-Austro-Hungarian painter, stained-glass artist, decorator, graphic artist and teacher
Date of birth/death 19 March 1869 Edit this at Wikidata 7 July 1946 / 8 July 1946 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Ropczyce Kraków
Work location
Vienna (1889–1890); Paris (1891–1896); Kraków; Fribourg Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1354695
Author
Workshop of Kirsch & Fleckner   wikidata:Q110064478
 
Alternative names
Kirsch and Fleckner
Authority file
Photographer
Martin Thurnherr
Title
Stained glass window of the saints George, Michael, Anne and Mary Magdalene
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description

The four saints stand under ornamental arcades. Heavenly hosts appear above their heads. In the head discs, eagles direct their gaze towards the dazzling light of the sun – symbols of the pious soul beholding the splendour of the eternal God. St. George and St. Michael stand above the personifications of evil they have defeated. Below St. George, in front of the princess crying for help with her hands raised in a fantastic headdress, the dragon can be seen, a beast of prey, biting fiercely at the lance. The Archangel, depicted as a muscular young man with blond hair, triumphs with outstretched arms over Lucifer, who collapses; his lance is broken into three pieces. Next to him, the black hound of hell bares its teeth with haẞ-filled eyes. Anna and Mary Magdalene are dressed as distinguished ladies. Behind Mary's mother are Our Lady and Christ, and a fountain bubbles beneath her, a multifaceted Marian symbol. Below the sinner Mary Magdalene, veiled with a long black veil, a serpent slithers through a red-flowering rose bush, symbolising zeal and goodness. Both qualities characterise Magdalena.

Stylistically, a discreet Art Nouveau style prevails in this leaded glass window. It can be found, for example, in the sinuous lines that outline the dragon with its lance, as well as in the decorations. The plant world is highly stylised. The colours have symbolic meaning. The bright red of Michael's clothing underlines his dynamism and his triumphant attitude. In contrast, the grey, black and purple tones denote the sorrow and renunciation of Anna and Mary Magdalene.
Depicted place
View of the chronological order of the stained glass windows
View of the chronological order of the stained glass windows

in chronological order follow the stained glass windows
in the aisle chapels

  1. of Apostles
  2. of Our Lady of Victory
  3. of the Maryrs
  4. of Eucharist
  5. of Epiphany
  6. of St. Ann etc.
  7. of the deacons and bishops
  8. of Nicholas of Flüe

in the choir

  2. of Trinity: «God the Father»
  3. of Trinity: «God the Son»
  4. of Trinity: «God the Holy Spirit»
  5. of History
  6. of Church history
Date between 1907 and 1909
date QS:P571,+1907-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1907-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1909-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium stained glass
medium QS:P186,Q1473346
Dimensions 4 strips à height: 670 cm (21.9 ft); width: 70 cm (27.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,670U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,70U174728
Place of creation en:Fribourg, Switzerland
Credit line
This is an image of a cultural property of national significance in Switzerland with KGS number
2067
Inscriptions
  • Signature and date bottom left:
    JÓSEF MEHOFFER 1909
  • Signature and date bottom right:
    Kirsch et Fleckner Fribourg 1910
    [glazier's workshop]
Notes The execution of the thirteen stained glass windows of Freiburg Cathedral extends from 1895 to 1936. This work thus documents the stained glass of Jósef Mehoffer in a unique way.
References
  • Hortensia von Roda: Die Glasmalereien von Józef Mehoffer in der Kathedrale St. Nikolaus in Freiburg i. Üe. Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte (Hrsg.). Bern: Benteli 1995, (= Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte der Schweiz, Bd. 7), ISBN: 3-7165-0969-8
  • Valérie Sauterel: Der Fensterzyklus von Józef Mehoffer. In: Peter Kurmann (Herausgeber): Die Kathedrale St. Nikolaus in Freiburg. Brennspiegel der europäischen Gotik. Lausanne und Freiburg: La Bibliothèque des Arts und Stiftung für die Erhaltung der Kathedrale St. Nikolaus Freiburg, 2007, ISBN: 978-2-88453-135-1, S. 166-180
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Other versions
  • Dragon + princess (right), Lucifer + hellhound (right)
    Dragon + princess (right), Lucifer + hellhound (right)
  • Dragon + princess
    Dragon + princess
  • Lucifer and Hellhound
    Lucifer and Hellhound
  • Fountain + rose bush
    Fountain + rose bush
  • George + Michael
    George + Michael
  • Anne + M. Magdalene
    Anne + M. Magdalene
  • Grieving M. Magdalene
    Grieving M. Magdalene
  • Princess
    Princess
  • Saint Ann
    Saint Ann
  • Study for Ann window (Nat. Mus. Krakow)
    Study for Ann window (Nat. Mus. Krakow)
  • Saint George
    Saint George
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Object location46° 48′ 21.82″ N, 7° 09′ 46.84″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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