Saint Andrew the Apostle

The saint stands in a slight contrapposto (on his left leg), facing the viewer. Behind him is a cross matching his height. With his right hand, he grasps one of its round beams, supporting it with his hand.

He has the face of a mature man with a mustache and a long, forked beard; large eyes under gentle brow ridges, a prominent straight nose, and slightly parted lips. His long hair is smoothly combed back over a high forehead and falls in waves over his shoulders.

He is dressed in an ankle-length inner garment with long sleeves and rolled-up cuffs, gathered at the waist with a sash tied in a bow at the front. Over his slightly raised left shoulder, he has a drapery. It wraps around his torso, rolled up at the hips, where the saint holds the hanging fold with his left hand.

Baroque Stalls

The Baroque oak stalls from 1662–1665, created by Bavarian artists Franz Motsch and Josef Zeller, originate from St. Vincent’s Church in Wrocław, belonging to the Norbertine monastery. Their backs are adorned with bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the life of Saint Norbert of Xanten (1082–1134), the founder of the order in Prémontré near Laon, France.

The cycle of these depictions begins on the southeast side and features the coat of arms of Abbot Matthäus Paul, who brought the mentioned artists to Wrocław. Between the reliefs are figures of Apostles, Evangelists, and Church Fathers, topped with sculptures of angels with the instruments of the Passion of Christ.