How does this artwork elucidate its History?
The pews, including the spiral of justice, were commissioned by the former minister of Kiedrich, Zweifuss, who also went by the Latin name Bipes. The artist was Erhart Falckener, a master carpenter, who made the relief carving in late Gothic style in 1510. He created a spiral of text surrounded by flower ornaments of acanthus (left) and thistle (right). The tendrils are stylized and include a caricature in the form of a human face in profile, just above and to the right of the last letter of the word "verlorn" (lost). The church and its late Gothic interior have remained intact over the centuries, a very rare case.
Erhart Falckener spiral thistle Gothic style relief carving acanthus pew Kiedrich Gothic