Also to be found in the central room are Josef Stammel’s figures ‘The Four Last Things‘, created c. 1755 – 60. These four oversized free-standing figures are characterised by their dramatic gestures and expressions. They represent Death, Resurrection (also Judgement), Heaven and Hell, representing a core eschatological theme of the Baroque. The human traveller on Earth must, at the time of their death, face these Four Last Things. They must submit to God’s judgement that will decide whether they ascend to heavenly bliss or must suffer the damnation of Hell. The four sculptures have been positioned here in the central space, between columns and bookcases, since about 1800.