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Original - Christoph Thomas Scheffler (1699 –1756) was a German painter. of the rococo period, best known for his frescoes. Among his works is the the St. Paulin Church in Trier, built for Elector Franz Georg von Schönborn. Translations of the Latin on the image page.
Reason
I just saw this in COM:POTD and was very impressed. Great quality 'panorama' of this church fresco. Illustrates the work of Christoph Thomas Scheffler very well.
Articles in which this image appears
Christoph Thomas Scheffler, Saint Paulin Church
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Berthold Werner
  • It's mentioned in the new article—from the sources, I gathered that it mostly depicts the martyrdom of the Theban Legion (the remains of some of the slaughtered soldiers are supposedly in the church's crypt) and also depicts some of the scenes from the life of St Paulinus (not sure it's shown in the picture though, think that might be in a different part of the church). If you can read German, the image description page also gives some insight into each section. Maedin\talk 13:47, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Trier Sankt Paulin BW 12.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 07:41, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]