Archangel Michael

This statue has a large number of wooden parts of different thicknesses attached to each other. The thin wings and sword are more permeable to X-ray radiation, which is why they can barely be discerned from the background. The thicker parts appear lighter.

The sculpture also contains different wood species. Michael’s body, head and most of the dragon under him were carved from the same piece of oak. The arms and dragon’s head are made of hardwood. The change in the wood species is easily discernible in the X-ray: the hardwood parts look “softer” in terms of structure – the wood grains are less obvious. The backboard and its nail fastenings were added later to keep the statue together.