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West choir, Elisabeth window

Naumburg Master13th century

State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt

State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt
Magdeburg, Germany

Of the five windows, three still contain the largest part of the original 13th century stock. These are the north, northwest and south windows. The west and southwest windows as well as all bishop's medallions were supplemented in the 19th century on the basis of older descriptions and in analogy to the preserved original stock. The overall programme is a concept of the triumph of the end-time church on Judgment Day. A large number of saints appear, including virgins and knightly saints, holy priests and martyrs who are depicted with their tormentors. In addition, virtues can be seen that triumph over their corresponding vices, such as charity (caritas) over greed (avaritia) or patience (patientia) over anger (ira).

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State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt

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