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Mäuseturm with Rupertsberg Monastery, after Meisner 1638

Ferdinand Luthmer · 1902

A 1902 reproduction of a 1638 view showing the Rupertsberg monastery that Hildegard founded near Bingen.

Depicts the Rupertsberg monastery that Hildegard founded, showing her place rather than her person.

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Print showing the Mäuseturm tower and the Rupertsberg monastery buildings, based on a 1638 view.
Ferdinand Luthmer, Mäuseturm with Rupertsberg monastery, after Meisner 1638, 1902.

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What it is

This print, made by Ferdinand Luthmer in 1902, reproduces an earlier 1638 view of the Mäuseturm tower and the Rupertsberg monastery near Bingen.

Why it matters

Rupertsberg was a monastery founded by Hildegard of Bingen, and this image preserves a record of the site's appearance centuries after her lifetime. It shows the location associated with her work rather than depicting Hildegard herself.

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  • Why might someone in 1902 choose to reproduce an image from 1638 rather than create an entirely new depiction?
  • What can a view of a building tell us, and what can it not tell us, about the person connected to it?
  • How many layers of copying and time separate this image from Hildegard's own lifetime?

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