Wienhausen, Cistercian nun with Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
ID:
349
Original Country:
Germany
Region:
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)
Creator:
nuns of Wienhausen
Sorting Title:
Wienhausen, Cistercian nun with Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
Subject:
A Cistercian nun (right) kneels with her rosary before the figure of Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (left).
Creation Date:
circa 1470
Century:
15th
Work Type:
edition of text (pub. primary source)
Format Medium:
Paper; Colored drawing on paper
Original Location:
Wienhausen
Historical Context:
This image depicts a Cistercian nun kneeling before the figure of Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim. The nun holds a rosary and is depicted in the habit typical of the Cistercian houses in this region. She wears a 'crown' with bands of white wool in an interlocking pattern over her veil and a red cross over her forehead. A similar head covering was worn by the nuns of Medingen.
Descriptive Notes:
This was one of the small, devotional images discovered beneath the floorboards of the nuns' choir in 1953.
Current Repository:
Wienhausen
Photo Credit:
Kloster Wienhausen
Statement:
Abbess Renate von Randow; Wolfgang Brandis
