Votive board

Découpe execution with Gustav II Adolf and Curfurst Johann Friedrich of Saxony. Background: blue painted paper (220x330 mm), urspr. covered with thin, sparse silk gauze with horizontally wrapped, thicker lines, 2 and 2 - now this material is highly defective. In the middle of the picture a mountain of calvary, joined by pieces of green, patterned silk, which in turn applied small pieces of yellow-brown, patterned silk. All joints and contours marked with a slightly over mm wide black brown paper strip. The mountain is crowned by a house of light green atlas with lighter (sprayed) windows and at the front a yellow door, the roof of pale yellow-white, striped silk. On both sides of the building language tapes with inscription in 4 lines on yellow-brown paper (all inscriptions on similar paper). Text at v and h about the mountain: “Wo zwey, oder drey versamet// Sind, in meinem Namen,// da bin ich till unter// ihnen, Matth. 15, X 25// Die Kirche Christi hier// auf diesen Fels gegründet,// der Satan, and der Welt// Sie g 'wis nicht überwindet.”Middle of the mountain: “Siehe, ich lege in Zion einen// Stein des anstossens, und// einen Fels der ärgerniss// und wer an ihn glaubet/der soll nicht zu Schanden/werden, Esau, 7, X 1.// Einen andern Grund kan// niemand legen, auser dem// der gelegen ist, welcher ist// Jesus Christus. 1 Cor. 3 X 11.” In the middle of the mountain a shaped crucifix, the body of Christ of paper painted slightly, lumbar cladding of green atlas, the cross of creme-colored? Atlas, on the upper cross arm: “IN// RI.” Below the cross a piece of paper, cut as a look-up book, to v text: “Lasset uns aufsehen// auf Jesum den// Anfänger und// Vollender unsers// Glaubens, Gal. 6 v.16./Wie vil nach dieser/Regel ein hergehen// über die sey Friede// und Barmherzig-// keit. Hebr. 13 v.3.” To the h. Priest of cloth, profile v, long, black coat with white collar (Martin Luther), h. arm lift, face and h. hand contour drawn. To v. if the priest looks a goose forward. Below the mountain a language band: “Himel und Erden werden vergehen// aber meine Worte verghen nicht. Luc. 21. v.13.” Below two men, to v. Gustav II Adolf - the face and lace collar and hands cut from coloured copper engraving. The suit: a buttoned rock of greyish-white, plaid, small-patterned silk, trousers of yellow-toned, dotted silk, shoulder joint of the transverse silk, the life belt of creme-colored silk and the cuffs. Boots made of brown black silk rips, hay and command rod made of brown black paper. V. hand rests on shield with blue silk frame, text: “Jesum// Standhade// Zu bekennen/kein Gefängnis// mich kont trenen// seine Gnad mich// freyer hielt// hinter meinem/Glaubens Schild// Johann// Friedrich/Churfürst// in// Sachsen.” To the h. one made the same way, uniform coat of pale blue silk rips with broken, yellow and yellow silk sleeve. A gray vest slightly visible, trousers and boots as before. H. hand supports on shield with red silk frame and text: “Christie// Heerde// zu beschützen/kam ich einsten// bis nach Lützen// alwo Gott mich// durch ein Eisen/hies in Canaan/heim reisen.// Gustavus/Adolvus/König/in///Schweden.”