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Andachtsbilder

Scope note

Devotional images, especially from the Late Gothic and Renaissance periods, intended to inspire meditation and usually emphasizing subjects of grief and suffering.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000178242

Broader Terms used

devotional images

Equivalent Terms used

Andachtsbild

Created

13yrs ago

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