Description

The upper quarter of the left wing begins the iconography captured in the reliefs of the Door of Płock. It consists of three plates: on the left – The Apostolic College with Mary, in the middle there is Handing the Keys to St. Peter – Traditio calvium, and on the right – the second part of The Apostolic College with St. Peter. This layout is incorrect because St. Peter appears in it twice, on two plates next to each other. In the centre there should be a plate depicting The Ascension of Jesus, in the Middle Ages this scene also meant The Descent of the Holy Spirit. Thus, the reconstruction of the original arrangement of the three plates should involve placing the plate depicting The Ascension of Christ – The Descent of the Holy Spirit, in the centre. The board then gains logical consistency and changes the meaning of the composition. It tells us about The Dispersion the Apostles after the Descent of the Holy Spirit – Divisio Apostrolorum.
These are the names of the twelve Apostles: “first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.” (Matthew 10:2-4).

The Apostles are shown with unfolded scrolls in their hands. According to the tradition, the articles of faith – Credo Apostolorum, suitable for each Apostle, were placed on the scrolls. However, on the monument of Płock they were omitted because of lack of space.