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This image displays a multi-tiered, gilded Gothic altarpiece, specifically identified as the Wiener Neustadt Altarpiece located in St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) in Vienna, Austria. The altarpiece consists of carved wood or stone, featuring extensive gold leaf gilding on the figures' drapery, crowns, and the intricate architectural tracery, set against dark recesses. The upper register portrays the Coronation of the Virgin. A centrally positioned female figure, crowned and attired in gilded robes, kneels or sits with hands raised in prayer. She is flanked by two seated, crowned, bearded male figures, also in gilded robes. The figure on the viewer's left holds a staff or scepter, with his right hand extended towards the female's crown. The figure on the viewer's right holds an orb and has his left hand raised in a gesture of blessing. Smaller angelic figures are visible in the ornate Gothic architectural framework surrounding this central group. The lower register features a Madonna and Child flanked by two female saints. The central figure is a crowned Madonna, seated and holding an infant in her left arm; both figures are adorned in gilded drapery. To the viewer's left, a crowned female saint stands, holding a tall, tapering object resembling a torch or candle, with subtle details at her feet. To the viewer's right, another crowned female saint stands, holding a staff or a small, indistinct object. This lower register is also framed by elaborate gilded Gothic arches and tracery, with smaller figures positioned in flanking niches.
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