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Fresco in Kumla church, Sweden, by Albertus Pictor, 1482 AD.
Saint Olaf sailing and encountering trolls on the beach.


S:t Olofs seglats (Ö) - Travé I, södra valvkappan - Kumla kyrka
Saint Olaf sailing - Traverse I southern vault - Kumla church

Kumla kyrka
Landskap/län: Västmanland/Västmanlands län
Kyrkoorganisation: Västerås stift, Kumla församling
Plats: Kumla kyrkby, omkring 8 km söder om Sala
Koordinater: 59°50'44.73"N 16°38'15.79"Ö
Målningarnas skapelsetid: 1482
Målningarnas kondition: Mycket god

Kyrkan har uppförts i eteppaer. Långhus och sakristia var färdiga omkring 1300-talet. Under andra hälften av 1400-talet slogs valv i långhuset i två travéer. På 1750-talet förlängdes kyrkan mot väster ned en travé och tornet byggdes till.

Målningsviten var signerade och daterade av Albertus 1482.

Source : Albertus Pictor
Kumla church
Landscape / county: Västmanland / Västmanland county
Church organization: Västerås diocese, Kumla parish
Location: Kumla church village, about 8 km south of Sala
Coordinates: 59 ° 50'44.73" N 16 ° 38'15.79" E
Creation time of paintings: 1482
Condition of the paintings: Very good

The church has been built in stages. The nave and sacristy were completed around the 14th century. During the second half of the 15th century, arches in the nave were built in two traverses. In the 1750s, the church was extended to the west down a walkway and the tower was built.

The painting suite was signed and dated by Albertus in 1482.

A detail of Saint Olaf's death at the battle of Stiklastad. Kumla church.
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