The small format by Joseph Wopfner shows a scene that is extraordinarily rich in figures and action. The artist, who was mainly active on the Chiemsee and is known for his lake pictures that are just sparsely populated with fishermen, devoted himself to the depiction of Bavarian-Catholic customs, which take place in front of the imposing backdrop of the mountains surrounding Walchensee. The destination of the procession on the occasion of the Catholic Feast of the Assumption on August 18 is the small baroque church of St. Margareth on the Zwergern peninsula. The priest says the prayer under the red canopy. In the foreground, Wopfner shows a devout group of women, to the right the blue and golden statue of the Mother of God. The solemnity of the moment is underlined by a ray of light breaking through the clouds. In summer bloom, the meadows shine in blue, yellow and red, a mother is playing with her child on the edge of the path in front of them. Despite the small format, the scene emanates sublimity in the sensitive account of the pious people embedded in the fertile summer landscape of the peaceful and protective mountains. [KT]