Relief, Hauptportal Friedhofshalle Friesenheim (Reliefs, main portal, Friesenheim cemetery hall), c. 1926–27, by William F. C. Ohly

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130.0019 Fries Friedhofshalle Friesenheim, photo by Joachim Specht  IMG_8473.jpg
130.0019 Fries Friedhofshalle Friesenheim, photo by Joachim Specht IMG_8472.jpg

Identifier

130.0019

Title

Relief, Hauptportal Friedhofshalle Friesenheim (Reliefs, main portal, Friesenheim cemetery hall), c. 1926–27, by William F. C. Ohly

Date

c. 1926–27

Creator

William F. C. Ohly (1883–1955)

Type

physical object

Format

stone relief

Source

Cemetery chapel, Friedhofshalle Friesenheim

Description

Stone relief carvings for either side of the main portal of the cemetery chapel, depicting a classically-robed man in a ploughed field, on one side sowing seed and on the other side reaping the harvest with a small scythe. Above him are symbols of a sand-timer and a P with an X (possibly referring to 'pax' or peace). At the base of each carving is a carved vase of flowers.

Subject

Doorways -- Germany.

Rights

© Estate of William Ohly. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Relation

130.0018, St. Franziskusbrunnen, Friedhof Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim (St Francis fountain, Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim cemetery) by William F. C. Ohly

Contributor

Jane Eckett

Where created

Kopernikusstraße, 67063 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Notes

Above the main portal of the cemetery chapel is a large resurrection relief by Theobald Hauck.

Photograph (i)

Joachim Specht, courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Photograph (ii)

Joachim Specht, courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Date submitted

07 December 2023

Citation

William F. C. Ohly (1883–1955), “Relief, Hauptportal Friedhofshalle Friesenheim (Reliefs, main portal, Friesenheim cemetery hall), c. 1926–27, by William F. C. Ohly,” The Abbey Art Centre Digital Repository, accessed May 14, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/abbey-art-centre/items/show/1297.

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