1903 Print Playhouse Passion Play Theatre Oberammergau Bavaria Alps Kofel XGM1 Art Styles Eugene Louis

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1903 Print Playhouse Passion Play Theatre Oberammergau Bavaria Alps Kofel XGM1 Art Styles Eugene LouisThis is an original 1903 halftone print of the theatre and Kofel mountain in Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany (Deutschland). The town is famous for its Passion Play, first performed in 1634, and presented once every ten years thereafter. The citizens made a vow to God to perform the play after being spared from the bubonic plague in the 17th century. The play involves over 2,000 actors and utilizes all of the residents in the village. This item is from