The Augustiner Museum was closed for renovations last year, so it wasn't until this past Saturday that we were finally able to pay it a visit. Small but beautifully arranged, the museum includes some impressively tall statues and gargoyles from the Muenster--centuries-old originals that were replaced to prevent decay--respectively depicting the twelve apostles and the seven deadly sins. And thanks to the backside of a c. 1500 altar cabinet painted by Martin Schaffner et al., we learned that 15th-century sinners got what was coming to them for playing backgammon naked.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Augustiner Museum
The Augustiner Museum was closed for renovations last year, so it wasn't until this past Saturday that we were finally able to pay it a visit. Small but beautifully arranged, the museum includes some impressively tall statues and gargoyles from the Muenster--centuries-old originals that were replaced to prevent decay--respectively depicting the twelve apostles and the seven deadly sins. And thanks to the backside of a c. 1500 altar cabinet painted by Martin Schaffner et al., we learned that 15th-century sinners got what was coming to them for playing backgammon naked.
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