New Finds of Church Murals in Estonia
New Finds of Church Murals in Estonia

Summary/Abstract: The first article by the distinguished art historian Villem Raam on medieval wall paintings was published in 1966. The current article analyses his views in the light of present research situation. In the main part of the article the context is widened by the introduction and discussion of the recent finds of medieval murals in Estonian rural churches. On this basis a preliminary typology of the church murals from the earliest examples to the early modern era is drawn. In conclusion the further research perspective of the murals is presented.

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