Saint Peter the Apostle

The saint stands upright, his head slightly turned to the left. In his right hand, bent at the elbow and raised, he holds a large key, while his left hand presses a book with clasps to his stomach, gripping its cover with his hand.

He has the face of a mature man with wide-set eyes under gentle brow arches; a short beard and mustache, curly hair revealing his ears, and a fringe over a high forehead with receding hairlines.

He is dressed in a garment reaching his bare feet, with a collar and long sleeves with rolled-up cuffs. Over his left shoulder, he has a toga that drapes in cascading folds over the left side of his torso, with one end draped over his left arm.

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.