03 — ARTWORK
Angels' Pillar (detail)
MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, German · 1230 →
- MEDIUM
- Stone
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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The Angels' Pillar is located in the interior of the south transeptsection of a church at right-angles to the nave and in front of the choir.. An octagonal pillar with attached columns bears figures comprising a Judgment program. In the lower zone stand the four Evangelists, holding scrolls, on plinths shaped like capitals in the form of buds, with baldachins above their heads. In the middle zone four angels sound their trumpets for the Last Judgment. In the uppermost zone, Christ presides, accompanied by angels holding the instruments of the PassionThe events leading up to Good Friday, beginning with Christ's arrest and ending with his burial. Portrayals of the Passion, which focus on the Suffering Christ, include depictions of Judas betraying Christ with a kiss, Peter cutting off Malchus's ear, the crown of thorns, and so on..
The picture shows the top zone with Christ.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Angels' Pillar (detail) by MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, German},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/medieval-sculptor-german-rccf31ad7035f2a/angels-pillar-detail-rdb4de2604da1d5},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
