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(Sv. Pētera baznīca - Saint Peter's Church)

Sv. Pētera baznīcas Rietumu portāli

West Portals of Saint Peter's Church

Johan Daniel Schauss & Johann Gerwin
1693/94

Rīga / Sv. Pētera baznīcas Rietumu portāli

Description

The three baroque portals of the high western façade of Saint Peter's Church are added to the church in 1692 after a design by Rupert Bindeschu and Andreas Peterman. They decorated with limestone sculptures of the church patrons and allegorical representations of Christian morality. Each portal has a saint statue flanked by two allegorical figures on top and two saints' statues in niches on the sides.

Right portal
1. (top) ?
2. (left) ?
3. (right) ?
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Central portal
1. (top) ?
2. (left) ?
3. (right) St. John the Evangelist, with a chalice
  conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John - considered to be the same person as John the Apostle (Wikipedia).
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2
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Left portal
1. (top) ?
2. (left) ?
3. (right) St. Agnes of Rome, with a lamb on a book.

Artists

Johann Gerwin
Johan Daniel Schauss (also Schau or Schaube), sculptor of Riga.

Sources & Information

TheCeļotājs, Churches Cathedrals Cemeteries.

Location (N 56°56'50" - E 24°6'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lv017; Photograph: 10 July 2013
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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