Last Judgment tympanum

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The Last Judgment tympanum is a richly sculpted Gothic portal relief depicting the biblical scene of the final judgment, prominently displayed above the main entrance of Bern Minster in Switzerland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious artwork
Gothic portal relief
sculptural tympanum
architecturalStyle Gothic
artMovement Late Gothic
completionDate c. 1480
conservationStatus restored
country Switzerland
creator Erhart Küng NERFINISHED
denomination Protestant (originally Catholic context)
depicts Last Judgment NERFINISHED
genre religious sculpture
hasPart Christ in Majesty NERFINISHED
angels with instruments of the Passion
archangel Michael weighing souls
coats of arms of Bern
figures of apostles
figures of prophets
figures of the wise and foolish virgins
personifications of vices
personifications of virtues
the blessed being led to Heaven
the damned driven to Hell
heritageDesignation cultural property of national significance in Switzerland
inception 1460
influencedBy medieval Last Judgment iconography
languageOfInscriptions Latin
locatedIn Bern NERFINISHED
Bern Minster NERFINISHED
Canton of Bern NERFINISHED
Switzerland
locatedOn west façade of Bern Minster
material sandstone
notableFor high degree of narrative detail
large number of individually carved figures
partOf main portal of Bern Minster
period 15th century
position above main entrance of Bern Minster
religion Christianity
significantEvent survived iconoclasm of the Reformation in Bern
subjectHeading Last Judgment in art NERFINISHED
theme divine judgment
eschatology
salvation and damnation
touristAttraction yes
usedAs didactic representation of Christian doctrine

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Bern Minster hasPart Last Judgment tympanum