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Irene Andessner
 
Schöne Ulmerin Chocolate, 2003
Chocolate made from light and dark nut nougat,
weight 32 grams, size c. 3 x 3 x 3 cm;
portrayal of the „Schöne Ulmerin" on the seal;
manufactured by Café im Stadthaus Ulm
Production stopped

On the occasion of her first retrospective, in the Stadthaus Ulm, Irene Andessner chose as her central theme a tableaux vivant with the figure of St Mary Magdalene shown as the sculptor Michel Erhart created her in 1480 for the high altar of Ulm Minster. Rescued after being handed over for burning during the Reformation, then missing for centuries before surfacing in the 19th century in the city beer hall as a female chandelier, brought into the Ulm Museum in 1916 and released from the candelabra antlers in 1934, she was recorded in the city chronicles as the „Schöne Ulmerin" [The Ulm Beauty].
The ring is the initiative of local jeweller Ehinger-Schwarz; it carries a portrait image of Andessner as St Mary Magdalene, which appears enlarged beneath the round-cut rock crystal. The original work - two large portrait light boxes with video documentation of the performance - is in the Ulm Museum. See also: „Schöne Ulmerin Ring"

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