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Autun Cathedral

Tympanum: James and John
Tympanum: James and John

Detail of the Last Judgment tympanum over the west door, sculpted by Gislebertus around 1130. Saints James and John are seated in a place of honor to the right of Christ in Majesty. On the right, an angel blows a trumpet to awaken the dead for the Last Judgment.

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