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The parapet, set between corbelled cornices, is circular, but the statues at the corners, set on projecting, semicircular platforms, define its octagonal plan. On the sides are narrative reliefs with scenes arranged in superimposed strips. The height of the pulpit is very great, and for this reason the buildings and figures are conceived in relation to the viewing point of the spectator not to the plane of relief.
The narrative reliefs are concluded with the Last Judgment in two parts with Christ the Judge in the centre, the Elect at his right and the Damned at his left. In the Last Judgement, the swirling, curvilinear rhythms express the despair of the Damned, and a sense of calm is created by the organized tiers in the panel of the Elected.
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