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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious artwork
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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
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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
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Bern Minster NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west façade of Bern Minster ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high degree of narrative detail
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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
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eschatology ⓘ salvation and damnation ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs | didactic representation of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
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