Sepulchral slab of the prince bishop Johannes Hinderbach

The slab was the cover of the parietal sarcophagus of the prince bishop Johannes Hinderbach, originally located in the southern nave of the cathedral of Trento. Most probably the monument was originally surmounted by the epitaph plaque attributed to Michael Tanner. The bas relief show the prelate as if he were standing up, alive and with eyes open, according to Nordic funerary iconography. The funerary monument expresses the deep, almost obsessive, sanctoral devotion Hinderbach enjoyed, proof being the stole of the chasuble enriched with the images of Saints John the Evangelist and Elizabeth of Hungary. His mitre is decorated with the figures of Saint Andrew and of Saint James the Greater. The bust of Saint Remigius peeps out on the hook of the crook. Finally, in the thick weave of branches above the bishop stand the figures of the diocese’s patron Vigil and John the Baptist.