Who’s Who on the Reredos of St Nicholas’ Church
Who’s Who on the Reredos of St Nicholas’ Church

Summary/Abstract: St Nicholas’ Church was one of the two parish churches in medieval Tallinn (Reval), i.e. one of the most important and wealthiest churches in the town. The pictorial programme of the reredos of its high altar mirrors the saints’ cults in the town, particularly the cult of those who commissioned this work of art. This article focuses on the sculptures and the under-drawings of the reredos, identifies the hitherto unidentified saints, and discusses what social groups might have influenced the selection of the saints to be depicted on this work of art.

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