The three panels were painted with tempera paint on gold leaf and the wood panels were attached to a gothic style frame sometime in the 1800s. The width of the three panels is 61 cm (24 in) and the height is 25.5 cm (10 in). The work features the Second Coming, going from our left to right. The left panel features six apostles and is separated by horizontal zones. The highest level of the panel represents the exalted hierarchy. The high priests (archbishops), prophets, kings, queens, monks, martyrs, holy women, and military saints are all represented. The theme is called the dance of the righteous and the figures are densely arranged. In the lower portion of the same panel, the entrance to paradise is depicted in the form of a walled enclosure with two entrances. One entrance is for the saints and the other is for the naked innocent souls both groups lead to Jesus Christ who is depicted as a High Priest.
Christ is in the center of the panel along with two angels and deacons receiving
Apostle Peter. The
Virgin Mary is behind Jesus along with
Abraham holding Lazarus following the story
Rich man and Lazarus. Close to the same group the
Penitent thief is naked holding a cross. Directly above Jesus, God and heaven are surrounded by musical angels enveloped in clouds. On the same horizontal plane Old Testament scenes are depicted such as
Genesis,
Exodus, and the story of
Cain and Abel. In the central panel, in the upper portion, Jesus is flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist in the traditional
Deisis. Jesus is surrounded by two cherubs and the four apocalyptic
evangelical symbols. Below the triumphant scene is the preparation of the
Throne. The Throne or Holy Table features an open gospel, while behind it two winged angels raise the
cross. At the base of the Holy Table,
Adam and Eve appear clothed with their hands covered paying homage to the Second Coming. Similar figures appear in the central panel of Klontzas'
The Last Judgement Triptych (Klontzas). On the left, Old Testament figures are presented.
Noah holds an object depicting
Noah's Ark. To the right, a small section depicts the rising of the dead. Below the cross alter system angels play brass instruments announcing the Second Coming and raising the dead. Angels hold open books with inscriptions from various gospel passages addressing either the blessed or the damned. The
Archangel Michael appears with two assistant angels before the bridge to Hell in the lowest portion of the middle panel participating in his traditional role as the figure holding the scale. The event is called
psychostasis. Michael holds the scale of justice judging the souls while demons try to add sins to the scale. Innocent souls are led by an angel into heaven to the left while sinful souls are guided over the bridge by demons of Hell on the right. Above the bridge appear the five earthly kings. Below the bridge of the damned a boat full of demons appears dragged by a dragon-like beast with a chain around its neck. The panel is completed by the personification of the sea as a woman on a sea beast. Finally, on the third and final panel depicting hell to our right, the other six apostles appear. Below the apostles are clergy, and nobles. An angel appears holding a massive scroll with symbols of the zodiac while he is looking down.
Abraham appears with Lazarus in the same place he appears on the panel in
The Last Judgement Triptych (Klontzas). He is sitting atop a large Renaissance building as hot smoke escapes the building. The entire lower portion of the panel is occupied by Hell. The doorway to Hell leads to burning rooms. Torture devices (wheels with blades) and burning furnaces surround the high-walled enclosure. Demons subject sinners to horrendous torture and an arched bridge is occupied by demonic creatures and tormented souls of the dead. In the foreground, demons are ravishing humans and mixed-breed demons who prey on sinners. The work was signed on the lower right panel
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