785: the baptism of the saxon duke widukind. Reproduction of an unspecified lunette image from a later period. Book scan by wolpertinger - license: public domain (related rights expired. ) subsequent note: of an unspecified lunette image from a later period?? as for the "lunette image": it is: the baptism of wittekind (widukind), a fresco based on a design by alred rethel (1816-1859), executed by his student josef kehren (1817-1880) as part of the cycle of monumental charlemagne frescoes in aachen town hall (destroyed in world war ii, photo-technically reconstructed in original size by agfa in 2000 for the exhibition coronations. Kings in aachen - history and myth). Further information - also on the widukind and charlemagne myth of the 19th century: annette fusenig: because this painting requires the consecrated eye. The charlemagne frescoes in aachen town hall. In: mario kramp (ed. ): coronations. Kings in aachen - history and myth, cat. Exhibition aachen, mainz 2000, vol. 2, pp. 751-764 hartmut hilden: agfa uses digital photo technology to restore three charlemagne frescoes in the aachen coronation hall in: ebda, pp. 883-885 annette fusenig: charlemagne in historical and symbolic terms. Alfred rethel in frankfurt and the charlemagne frescoes in the aachen town hall. In: august heuser and matthias th. Kloft (ed. ): charlemagne worship in frankfurt am main. An exhibition by the cathedral museum frankfurt and the historical museum frankfurt. Frankfurt am main 2000, pp. 74-86 (here pp. 81-82). Signed mario kramp further note: compare the widukind banner shown with the flag of the herford district.
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