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Original fileOakham Church capital Angel Gabriel
This carved stone capital, located within All Saints' Church in Oakham, shows a relief divided into two sections. On the left, an angel with large wings kneels while playing a long, straight trumpet, directed toward a group of figures on the right. In the right section, two nude, standing figures with solemn expressions emerge from a rocky, undulating ground representing earth; one figure is centrally positioned with hands held slightly out, while the other stands alongside them.
This architectural relief is part of a larger 14th-century iconographic tradition depicting the Last Judgment, serving as a reminder of the resurrection of the dead at the end of time. It illustrates the role of angels as divine heralds in Christian eschatology, specifically referencing the apocalyptic imagery found in the Book of Revelation and the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
Book of Revelation
Connects to the depiction of angels blowing trumpets to herald the end times and the resurrection of the dead.
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