St. Ansgar stands between two columns supporting a round arch on a brown and white checked floor against a blue background that suggests the sky. Equipped with a cope, vestments and alb, as well as the insignia of his episcopal dignity - bishop's staff, mitre and pontifical gloves with several rings on the fingers - he holds the model of a church as a reminder that ansgar had the first church built in the hammaburg area. The founder kneels at his legs, carrying a banner above his head that reads "johan middelman prebo(situs) ob(iit) 1457". The x-ray images taken as part of the investigation made old texts readable again under the "new color". It was thus possible to reconstruct that the black and gold border of the picture was originally red and had a text running around it that said (from latin into german): "in the year of our lord 1457, on the eve of the birth of christ, the venerable magister johan middelman, provost of this church, died. May his soul rest in peace. Amen. " the panel thus also served as an epitaph for the deceased. He had also written a message on his banner: "ora pro me beate pater anscharius" (pray for me, blessed father ansgar). Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1457. Dimensions: height: 208 cm (81.8 in) ; width: 96 cm (37.7 in). Medium: oil on oak panel. Depicted People: Ansgar. Collection: St. Peter's Church. Bornemann, Hans - Ansgar
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