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Hildegard of Bingen Fresco, Metten Abbey

Wolfgang Andreas Heindl · 1722–1724

A Baroque ceiling fresco in Metten Abbey church showing Saint Hildegard of Bingen with her emblem.

Depicts Hildegard as a venerated saint, showing her lasting religious memory centuries after her death.

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A Baroque fresco showing Saint Hildegard of Bingen with her emblem, painted on a church ceiling.
Wolfgang Andreas Heindl, fresco of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, 1722–24. Metten Abbey church, Lower Bavaria.

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What it is

This is a fresco painted in the abbey church of Metten in Lower Bavaria between 1722 and 1724 by the artist Wolfgang Andreas Heindl. It shows Saint Hildegard of Bingen together with her emblem.

Why it matters

Hildegard lived centuries before this fresco was painted. The image shows how she was remembered and honoured long after her death, as a saint celebrated in church art. It tells us about Heindl and the Baroque period that made it, not about Hildegard's own time.

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