Woman of the Apocalypse
by GRUEBER, Pancratius, Coloured limewood, 187 x 63 x 36 cm
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.”