Description

In the second vault bay, 7 relatives of St. Joseph are painted. One can see Simeon with his father Cleophas. Next to them, there are Joseph Barnabas and Zebedee. Mary of Clopas and Mary of Jacob are talking on the clouds and Salome is sitting below. The lunettes depict Matthias on the left, immersed in prayer for the sending of the Redeemer. He is clothed in a modest robe, for the magnificence and wealth of the royal family of David is to be based on spiritual goods. On the right, there is the grandfather of St. Joseph - Matthan. He is reading the Torah, reasserting himself in the hope of the fulfilment of the prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah.