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Aal Church – enigmatic images from the Middle Ages

The fresco in Aal Church depicts the Saint Nicholas legend of the three clerks

The fresco in Aal Church depicts the Saint Nicholas legend of the three clerks

Saint Nicholas and the Three Clerks

The medieval pictorial narrative unfolds the legend in several scenes, where the saint and the clerks can be followed through the motif. The composition of the fresco guides the eye between the individual episodes and shows how religious stories were conveyed visually in the church space to the congregation

Through European tradition, Saint Nicholas became an important historical precursor to the modern Santa Claus

Photographer: Sommer
License: Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0
Size: 3072 x 2304

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