The relic of the Benedictine monastery of Andechs; a host consacrated by Gregory the Great appears above the monastery, sheds its blessing on female representations of four cCatholic German states and sends flashes of lightning against Hunger, Plague and War; on the sides, Pope Gregory the Great (with beard) and an unidentified Pope saint. Engraving by J. and J. Klauber.
- Klauber, Joseph Sebastian, approximately 1700-1768.
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1 print : engraving ; platemark 14.1 x 8.6 cm
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Krieg, Hunge, Pest von uns abwendt dass wunderbarlich Sacrament. Auf dem H. Berg Andex O.S.P. Benedicti in ober Bayren. Klauber Cath. Sc A[ugustae] V[indelicorum].
Translation of the lettering: War, Hunger, Plague takes away from us the miraculous sacrament on the holy mountain Andechs O.S.P. Benedicti in Upper Bavaria
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Wellcome Collection 32435i
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