Steine und Fußspuren Christi auf dem Ölberg Zu zwei ungewöhnlichen Motiven bei Darstellungen der Himmelfahrt Christi

Abstract

The writer considers two unusual and hitherto largely overlooked motifs found in medieval representations of Christ's Ascension (stone blocks and footprints on the Mount of Olives) and links them to a tradition of honoring the footsteps of Christ in Jerusalem.