Basunblåsande Ängel ur Yttersta Domen

Unknown (Swedish)


Item type:
mural
Date of creation:
15th century
Technique / Medium:
mural al secco
Place of creation:
Uppland
School:
Mälar Valley School

Additional titles

Angels blowing trumpets from the last judgment

    Item location

  • Funbo kyrka
    Located above the chancel arch.

Description

In the middle of the mural is Christ enthroned in a mandorla with an angel playing a trumpet on either side. Both trumpets point at an angle downward.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446] (two instruments; mainly cylindrical tubes with large, clearly marked bells.)

Bibliographic references

Barth Magnus, Ingebjørg and Birgit Kjellström. Musikmotiv i svensk kyrkokonst: Uppland fram till 1625 = Musical Motifs in Swedish Church Art: The Region of Uppland up to 1625. Trans. by Michael Stevens (Stockholm: Svenska RIdIM-kommittén; Statens musiksamlingar, 1993) 134. ISBN 9197211702. RILM 1993-13916.

RIdIM record id

2427