British media reports that the gold rosary worn by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland at her execution in 1587 was stolen from Arundel Castle, in the south of England, along with other items worth a total of around €1.16 million.
Late in the evening of Friday, May 21, 2021, the alarm rang in the castle and the police were on site within a few minutes. Several items of great historical value were stolen, the police said in a statement. These include irretrievable treasures, the loss of which would affect the entire nation.
Mary Stuart (1542 – 1587) was Queen of Scotland and was beheaded for participating in a conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I. She was Catholic and wore two rosaries to her execution. One consisted of hollow gold balls connected with rings.
While her personal Book of Hours, which she also took with her to the scaffold, is kept in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg, the golden rosary was part of the treasure of Arundel Castle and was owned by the Duke of Norfolk. The material value is not very large, the intangible value is considered irreplaceable.
Incidentally, it is suspected that the theft was a commissioned work, either for a private collector or to sell the stolen treasures on the Darknet. At least that's what historian Prof. Kate Williams would like, because then the precious relic would at least not be melted down.
However, certain indications give rise to fears of such a purely material motive, as coronation goblets made of silver and gold were stolen, the material value of which is significant.
Two examples of abstract art - real gold or red document ink on laid paper with black writing
Hand-painted pictures that stand out of the ordinary
Wonnereich's abstract motifs are characterized by exceptional materials and contemporary, minimalist design. Exclusive materials, such as real gold leaf, serve as classic elements of timelessness for your modern apartment, the tech-savvy office or the cool restaurant. Here you can buy abstract art,
how really out of the ordinary.
Every picture is unique. Special techniques developed in-house allow the creation of images similar to those shown here, but never identical.
Gold or real document ink on handmade paper create a unique feeling. Well proportioned and never too much, these unique pieces create an incomparable flair on the walls. They give the ambience a touch of timelessness and impress with unusual themes.
Inspired by Christian saints, some abstract images reveal stories that were thought long lost.
These noble murals impress not only with their uniqueness, but also with the ideas and content they convey. That's why they are particularly suitable as unusual gifts, because you can give them as gifts
Unique
Handmade
made from particularly fine materials, such as real gold, handmade paper or real handmade document ink
Suitable for every furnishing style
Unusual things with great power and full of positive energy
In the past, pictures of saints had a permanent place in people's everyday lives. As patron saints they watched over houses and workshops, and as name patrons they accompanied them through life. People used to be surrounded by saints,
They saw their pictures in churches, monasteries and schools and it was good form and a sign of good education to recognize a particular saint by his attributes in the pictures. The few murals that people saw earlier in their lives were mostly Images of Saints.
They are no longer as present as they were in ancient times. And yet they continue to fascinate today. Hardly anyone can escape the flair of these people with their treasure of stories and legends. A touch of mysticism surrounds her, something mysterious, a magic that never seems to go away.
The images are images of traces or images of wounds
The murals of saints presented here are abstract. They are not realistic portraits of people, but on the one hand show my imagination of the traces they left behind or, in the case of the martyrs, that were inflicted on them. Other abstract images you can purchase here feature shapes or symbols,
who are connected to the saints. The third main form of hand-painted images is the holy dancers. Strictly speaking, they are not abstract images.
The martyrs are depicted in red, the color of blood. Real document ink, also handmade, is used for this. Some of the martyrs' trace images are images of wounds.
Custom Made
Custom-made designs, including limited designs, are possible upon request.
Atelier Wonnereich specializes in modern murals for people who like timeless elegance with a touch of extravagance. In addition to handmade pictures, I also offer fine art prints that can be personalized.
You can also recognize real handmade paper by its uneven edges. In order to show off this beautiful effect, I have designed special frames for the wall pictures.
Classic themes for modern paintings
One of the main themes in the mural tradition was images of saints. In addition to biblical scenes and figures, depictions of saints have formed motifs for murals since the time of early Christianity. They decorated living rooms, salons, bedrooms, children's rooms, parlors and work rooms well into the 20th century.
Selection of the motif of the murals – the patron saints
Many Christian saints are patrons of certain groups, causes or causes. If a child has the name of a saint, this saint is considered the patron saint. Sometimes the parents consciously chose a saint to be their child's patron saint, sometimes they even used the saint's name,
who was honored on the day of the child's birth.
Saints play a prominent role in the Christian tradition because of their exemplary lives and work. Many names have different forms, translations or spellings of the name. For certain names, several saints are entered in the name day calendar; the parents or the name bearers are free to choose
to decide on a specific patron.
The situation is similar with patronages: there are patron saints for professions, places, countries, organizations, illnesses, concerns, interests or distresses. An important source and good overview of the Christian saints is this online lexicon.
Saints
You can make effective statements with images of saints on the wall. The topic is very unusual today, which makes these murals all the more exciting in contemporary living spaces, regardless of the furnishing style. Thanks to the noble materials and the combination of classic and modern,
expressed, for example, in the digitally typed and printed typeface of the names of the saints in the images.
Update. Current statistics show continous and prolonged interest of readers of a British lifestyle magazine in modern images of saints
Vienna, London. The surprisingly positive response to modern images of saints from Austria has been confirmed. Since the beginning of January, a well-known lifestyle magazine has been raffling off two sets of three archangels from the Viennese handicraft workshop Wonnereich, and the number of participants has remained high over the past weeks. The statistics were unexpectedly positive right from the start, but now the trend has been confirmed. The latest figures show: Over 11,000 people took part up to and including 26.Jan. 2020. These include men and women of all ages, from 18 to 75+. The age group 45 – 54 is slightly at the top. Although the magazine’s target group is female, over 20% of the submissions are men. All regions are represented, from the small islands of Guernsey and Jersey in the south to the Scottish Highlands and Northern Ireland. The metropolis of London is also very active. „I love these products, and the feedback shows that readers do too,“ said Addison Ball, manager of The Competition Platform, who oversees this lifestyle magazine competition.
Wonnereich, meaning bliss-empire or bliss-rich, designs and manufactures handmade images of saints in a modern, abstract way and uses only materials of highest quality. The motifs of the three archangel images consist of 23 ct gold leaf from the Austrian Mint on handmade paper. On the website www.wonnereich.com customers can choose from many different motifs. „I want to bring the saints back to our everyday lives. They should awaken the spirit and sensitize to beauty. The pictures have to fit into our time and space and with all possible furnishing styles. Despite the high quality, they should be affordable“, says Ulrike Rainer, the founder of Wonnereich. Wonnereich is constantly developing new motifs, including special ones for martyrs from handmade document ink in red, the color of the blood.
Britons are considered trendsetters and are often ahead of the times. „But no one could have expected, that images of saints would be so popular. The topic is demanding and very unusual. Some people may find it out of date. But the statistics show, that a lot of people, at least in the UK, disagree.“
WONNEREICH was founded in 2016 in Vienna, Austria, by Ulrike Rainer as a small internet shop for noble, handmade wall objects. She designs and produces mostly customizable images or other creative objects for modern spaces. The works have a direct Christian connection or carry these values and traditions in themselves.
Update. Current statistics show continued interest in modern images of saints among consumers of a British lifestyle magazine
Erzengelbilder mit purem Gold. Minimalistische Handarbeit. Images of archangels with pure gold. Handmade. Minimalist.
The surprisingly positive response to modern images of saints from Austria has been confirmed. Since the beginning of January, a well-known lifestyle magazine has been giving away two sets of three archangel pictures from the Viennese craft workshop Wonnereich among Brits and has also recorded a consistently high level of participation in the last week.
The statistics were surprisingly positive at the beginning, but now the trend has been confirmed. The latest figures show: Over 11,000 people took part up to and including January 26th. 2020 part. These include men and women of all ages, from 18 to 75+. The 45 – 54 age group is slightly at the top.
Although the magazine's target audience is female, over 20% of submissions are men. It also shows that all regions are represented, from the small islands of Guernsey and Jersey in the south right up to the Scottish Highlands and Northern Ireland. The metropolis of London also recorded lively participation. “I love these products,
and the feedback shows that readers do too,” said Addison Ball, manager at The Competition Platform, which oversees this competition for the lifestyle magazine. Wonnereich designs and produces handmade images of saints in a modern, abstract design and only uses the highest quality materials.
The motifs of the three archangel images are made of 23 kt gold leaf from the Austrian Mint on handmade handmade paper. On the website www.wonnereich.com, customers can choose from many different motifs. “I want to bring the saints back into our everyday lives. They are intended to awaken the spirit and sensitize you to beauty.
The images must fit into our time and space and, if possible, with all furnishing styles. Despite the high quality, they should be affordable,” says Ulrike Rainer, the founder of Wonnereich. Wonnereich is constantly developing new motifs, including special ones for martyrs, using hand-made document ink in red, the color of blood
Brits are considered trendsetters and are often ahead of the times. “But no one could have expected that images of saints, of all things, would be so well received. The topic is demanding and very unusual. Some people may find it out of date. But the statistics show
that, at least in Britain, a lot of people disagree.”
WONNEREICH was founded in Vienna in 2016 by Ulrike Rainer as a small online shop for fine wall objects. She designs and creates customizable pictures or other creative objects for modern rooms, mostly by hand. The works have a direct Christian connection or carry these values and traditions within them.
As much as is known about the public practice of the Christian religion over the centuries, the knowledge about devotion and encounters with God in private spaces remains hidden. But there are clues and, above all, artifacts that shed some light on the culture of private religious life. Some treasures made of wood or lace,
In earlier times, things made of silk or cotton, made of sheet metal or glass have been preserved through the centuries and still exude a great aura. In the Middle Ages, Christians strengthened their faith in public rituals,
such as the worship service and the communal celebration of the Eucharist in the newly built or carefully maintained churches. But believers also created private meeting areas with the heavenly powers in private chapels, a monk's cell or a corner of their own house.
To this day, the Herrgottswinkel has been preserved in many houses, especially in the Alpine region. It is much more than a protective symbol, it is a place of refuge, of worship, of the sacred in the middle of everyday life. According to an article from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, there were also zones for people in the Middle Ages,
where they sought to deepen their faith. Places of peace and meditation, prayer and dialogue with God. Psalters or private prayer books written by hand by monks appeared.
Pictures that were mostly small in size helped with the mental exercises. They provided a tangible object, gave outline to the subject of worship, and aided in concentration. In the Middle Ages, such images were produced in all sorts of materials, depending on the wealth and rank of the owner: “from parchment to gold,
from ivory to clay.” Stories, mostly from the New Testament, from the life and passion of Jesus Christ, were painted on it or carved into the surface. But the material and the execution were not the reason for the intimate treatment of these objects,
which people sometimes carried close to their bodies all the time, which accompanied them throughout their lives, which they repeatedly kissed and touched tenderly, especially when they were faced with difficult tasks or had to overcome crises. Sometimes these devotional objects even contained the relics of a saint.
Traces of worship can be seen in most surviving artifacts, so much so that some carvings are barely recognizable.
In a certain way, the images assured believers of the presence of those depicted in them in the here and now. This is an original function of devotional pictures and that, like all devotional objects, makes them so unique. This is probably why they are extremely rarely the subject of art historical consideration.
The devotional pictures were often said to have a special power to experience the closeness of God. I don't know whether this power was considered transferable to another person, such as an heir. There may have been one or two devotional items that were passed down through generations in a family.
I'm not talking about relics whose power can be transferred, but rather about these small, personal, often touchingly naive devotional images whose owners are convinced that they are a little more connected to God. Even if it is not part of the faith in Christian terms and should be viewed more critically,
Many people believed they were getting closer to God through these objects. In Christianity, man-made things themselves are generally not assigned any powers, which is why there are no Christian amulets or “good luck charms”.
Fortunately, at least the Catholic Church never really stopped this kind of popular piety and private devotional culture. Bringing God – in whatever form – into everyday life cannot be un-Christian. If artistic things are exalted by the realm of the sacred, and so much so,
The fact that ultimately only this exalted meaning is important to the individual is a sign of the finest cultivation. But I will research it further and report here.
Quelle: Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. “Private Devotion in Medieval Christianity.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/priv/hd_priv.htm (October 2001)
Die Landkarte ist im Querformat. Hier ist die Hintergrundfarbe Nr 10 Bergnacht in meiner Palette
Um eine tolle Landkarte reicher ist unsere Galerie heute geworden. Die personalisierbaren Landkarten sind perfekte Hochzeitsgeschenke für Paare in der Steiermark oder für Steirer, die nun anderswo leben. Ein Symbol wie ein Herz oder ein Vogelpaar weist auf einen bestimmten Ort in der Steiermark hin. Die Steiermark ist im Querformat dargestellt. Hier können Sie dieses Geschenk Steiermark online bestellen.
Hochzeitsgeschenke personalisierbar sind en vogue
Der Trend der Zukunft im Wohndesign – so etwa Philippe Starck, der berühmte Pariser Designer – ist „Customizing“. Das verriet er „Elle Decoration“ im Jänner 2016. So nennt er personalisierbare Produkte. „Die Menschen möchten Farbe und Form ihrer Produkte individuell bestimmen“. Immer mehr Möglichkeiten zur Anpassung an die eigenen Wunschvorstellungen bieten auch Druckereien und Designer von Wanddekorationen. Ein persönliches und einzigartiges Objekt als Blickfang im Wohnzimmer, in der Küche oder im Schlafzimmer weckt Erinnerungen und ruft unvergessliche Augenblicke ins Gedächtnis. Sie zaubern ein Lächeln ins Gesicht und sind darum geschätzte Geschenkideen, die lange Freude machen. Einen Überblick über bereits erhältliche Landkarten als Hochzeitsgeschenkidee erhalten Sie hier. Es kommen laufend neue Landkarten hinzu und ich erstelle auch eine Karte nach Ihren Wünschen. Teilen Sie mir via eMail an office@wonnereich.com Ihre Wunschregion mit, ich prüfe die Möglichkeit und erstelle ein Angebot.
Landkarte von Niederösterreich als Hochzeitsgeschenk personalisierbar, hier Farbe 1 Rosenquarz
Im bald anbrechenden Wonnemonat Mai kommt diese Geschenkidee gerade zur rechten Zeit: Zwei neue Landkartenmotive in der Fine Art Kategorie, die beide auch zum Download gestaltet werden können. Das Burgenland mit seiner langen, schlanken Form und Niederösterreich mit der ausgesparten Bundeshauptstadt Wien sind so hübsche Formen, die in jeder Farbgebung fantastisch aussehen. Natürlich sind sie als Hochzeitsgeschenke ideal, aber auch zum Geburtstag oder zum Jahrestag, zur Ehrung eines Vereinsmitglieds oder zum Auszug machen sie mit der durch ein Symbol hervorgehobenen Stadt viel Freude.
Ein Altholzrahmen passt besonders gut zu Wonnereich Landkarten auf William Turner Papier, hier am Beispiel Burgenland (Farbe 18 Milchbraun)
Eine besondere Geschenkidee für alle Oberösterreicher – die Silhouette des Landes mit mehrfacher Möglichkeit zur Personalisierung: Namen und Datum, wenn man einem Paar ein Geschenk machen möchte oder seinen Partner oder die Partnerin an ein besonders schönes Ereignis erinnern möchte. Wählen Sie einen Farbton aus 18 Möglichkeiten oder senden Sie mir Ihre Wunschfarbe per eMail zu. Außerdem können Sie noch eine persönliche Zahlenkombination im Datumformat wählen. Ob Sie sich für eine Geheimbotschaft entscheiden oder an den Hochzeitstag erinnern möchten – in jedem Fall wird dieses persönliche und ungewöhnliche Geschenk sehr viel Freude machen. Personalisieren Sie das typisch oberösterreichische Geschenk hier.
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