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It is unclear on which side of the gateway the abbot was located after the duke was cut out in 1799. The photo on the left was taken across the railing into the dance of death chapel, and you can glimpse a tower and Death with a white shroud on his head.
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As you can see, there was not enough room for the whole abbot and his shepherd's crook to the right of the door.
Ludewig Suhl | Translation |
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der Tod |
Death |
der Abt |
The Abbot |
Thomas Nugent | |
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XVI. Death to the Abbé. |
XVII. The Abbé's answer. |
Suhl, Jacob von Melle and Nathanael Schlott write: »nach hohen Tituln schnappe«, but the more recent sources (as well as the painting itself) say: »nach stoltzen Titeln schnappe«.