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John the Baptist with his parents
Description
In the third field from the entrance, on the vault, Michael Willmann depicted John the Baptist with his parents, Elisabeth and Zacharias. The priest, looking at his son, is holding a tablet in his hand, symbolizing the loss of his speech, which he is about to regain, as the angel predicted. On the left, Elizabeth is portrayed with her arms outstretched. Compositionally, they form a triangle. In the left lunette, Jacob, the father of St. Joseph. He is portrayed as a proud warrior coming from a royal family. He is holding the hetman's mace in his hand. On the opposite lunette, there is his wife and the mother of St. Joseph - Saba. She was also the elder sister of St. Anne, the mother of Mary.