GRUEBER, Pancratius
(b. ~1500 Grossenhain, d. 0 ?)
German wood sculptor and painter. He was born to a family originally from Grossenhain (Saxony). No biographical data are available.
Woman of the Apocalypse
This statue originates from the High Altar of the Michaeliskirche in Zeitz ( Burgenlandkreis,Saxony-Anhalt). The image of the Virgin on a crescent moon reflects the vision of Saint John (Apocalypse 12:1): “a woman clothed in the sun, and the moon was under her feet.”