Austria
8th May 1974 - "Sculpture"
design : Adalbert Pilch
engraver : Rudolf Toth
printer: Österreichische Staatsdruckerei - Austria
The stamp of Austria shows the statue of King Arthur - König Artur - from the imperial tomb "Cenotaph" of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in the Court Church - Hofkirche - in Innsbruck.
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With this group of figures, the church houses the most important
funerary monument in the West. The centrepiece is the cenotaph on which
the emperor kneels, facing the altar in a prayerful posture. Relief
paintings by the Dutch master Alexander Colin depict the colourful
and eventful life of the emperor.
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The cenotaph is surrounded by 28 large bronze statues (200–250 cm) of
ancestors, relatives and heroes. Their creation took place between 1502
and 1555, and occupied a number of artists. The statue of and King Arthur was made by Albrecht Dürer in 1513.
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