Location
Germany, Bavaria, Munich
St Trinitychurch (Hl. Dreifaltigkeitskirche)
Catholic Parishadministration of the Cathedral Our Beloved Lady
Artwork
The epitaph for count Gaudentius von Rechberg and his wife in the St Trinitychurch, Munich
Type
Sculptural decoration
Inscriptions
- ECCE Duo Illustrissima Mortis Spolia Illust: ac Excellent: D: D: Gaudentius Comes de Rechberg in Hochen Rechberg Weissenstein & Kellmünz Ord: Equest: S: Georgii M: Magnae Crucis Ommnus: Seren: Elect: Colon: & Bavar: Consil: intunus aetlis & Cammer: Consilii Bellii Praetes Supremus Aulae Mareschallus &: &: Hic saepius in Vita de hostibus palmam terens Die. VI. sept. 1735 aet: 70 Morti succubuit, qu
Critical History
The epitaph is dated by a chronogram in 1746. It was erected for the count Gaudentius von Rechberg and his wife Maria Adelaide (née countess von Törring-Seefeld). 1 Lipperts listet the epitaph under no.20. 2 The epitaph is the first work of art that J. B. Straub executed for the Törring-Family. 3
The inscription is engraved in a dark stone which has a profiled decorationframe. Four flags (2 and 2)seem to be plugged on both sides of the central stone The drum, a fanfare, a halberd, a palmleaf and canons are representing the military efforts of the duke. On top of the stone the 2 coats of arm and a crown are presented. A shell for the holy water is installed in the middle of the lower stone.
ECCE Duo Illustrissima Mortis Spolia Illust: ac Excellent: D: D: Gaudentius Comes de Rechberg in Hochen Rechberg Weissenstein & Kellmünz Ord: Equest: S: Georgii M: Magnae Crucis Ommnus: Seren: Elect: Colon: & Bavar: Consil: intunus aetlis & Cammer: Consilii Bellii Praetes Supremus Aulae Mareschallus &: &: Hic saepius in Vita de hostibus palmam terens Die. VI. sept. 1735 aet: 70 Morti succubuit, quem illust D: D: Maria Adelais nata Comilissa de Toerring in Seefeld ad hunc Tumulum Die: XVI Dec: 1776. aet. 78 Secula est ut qui in vita suse intime dilexerunt post mortem non essent Separati IVVero Viator, qVI haeC LegIs noLI abIre seD preCare, VtInin ChrIsto pIe DefVunCI ReqVIesCant In paCe
Construction / Execution
The epitaph consists of marble in different variations. The decoration is made by casting (lead/tin) and a oilgilding. The inscription is gilded some letters seem to be silvered (chronogram?)
Components
- Masonry
- The epitaph for duke Gaudentius von Rechberg and his wife in the St Trinitychurch, Munich
- Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)
- Completed: 1746
- Technique(s): stonework
- Material(s): marble
- Sculpture
- The epitaph for duke Gaudentius von Rechberg and his wife in the St Trinitychurch, Munich
- Author: Johann Baptist Straub (Wiesensteig ca. 1704 – Munich 1784)
- Technique(s): casting
- Polychromy
- The epitaph for duke Gaudentius von Rechberg and his wife in the St Trinitychurch, Munich
- Technique(s): oil gilding
- Material(s): gold leaf
Images
- The St Trinitychurch in Munich view to the highaltar photo Bavarian Office of Monuments and Sites Michael Forstner 01.2018
- The epitaph for count Gaudentius Rechberg and his wife in the St Trinitychurch, Munich photo Bavarian Office of Monuments and Sites Michael Forstner 01.2018
Catalogue entry prepared by Rupert Karbacher
Recommended citation: Rupert Karbacher, The epitaph for count Gaudentius von Rechberg and his wife in the St Trinitychurch, Munich, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 18/11/2025) URL
