List of church frescos in Sweden

This is a list of church frescos in Sweden which are also referred to as ceiling paintings, wall paintings or murals. In Swedish, they are usually called kalkmålningar or takmålningar.

The list is far from complete. Please feel free to add to it, either with new entries or additional details in regard to the existing entries.

The list

Name Location Dates and comments Coordinates Image Refs
Ala Church Gotland 13th & 15th centuries 57°25′08″N 18°38′07″E / 57.41889°N 18.63528°E / 57.41889; 18.63528
Anderslöv Church Skåne c. 1347 by the Snårestad Master 55°26′16″N 13°18′56″E / 55.43778°N 13.31556°E / 55.43778; 13.31556 [1]
Almunge Church Uppland 15th century by Albertus Pictor 59°51′59″N 18°04′06″E / 59.86639°N 18.06833°E / 59.86639; 18.06833 [2]
Alva Church Gotland 15th century 57°12′27″N 18°21′41″E / 57.20750°N 18.36139°E / 57.20750; 18.36139 [3]
Anga Church Gotland 13th & 15th centuries 57°28′49″N 18°42′23″E / 57.48028°N 18.70639°E / 57.48028; 18.70639 [3]
Bäl Church Gotland 57°38′41″N 18°37′58″E / 57.64472°N 18.63278°E / 57.64472; 18.63278 [4]
Barlingbo Church Gotland 13th & 14th centuries 57°33′52″N 18°27′47″E / 57.56444°N 18.46306°E / 57.56444; 18.46306 [3]
Boge Church Gotland 13th & 15th centuries, the later in the style of the Master of the Passion of Christ 57°41′13″N 18°45′46″E / 57.68694°N 18.76278°E / 57.68694; 18.76278 [3]
Bollerup Church Tomelilla Municipality, Skåne 1476 on Barbara Brahe's return from Italy 55°29′33″N 14°02′51″E / 55.49250°N 14.04750°E / 55.49250; 14.04750 [5]
Bro Church Gotland Medieval 57°40′12″N 18°28′29″E / 57.67000°N 18.47472°E / 57.67000; 18.47472 [6]
Bromma Church Stockholm c. 1480 59°21′16″N 17°55′14″E / 59.35444°N 17.92056°E / 59.35444; 17.92056
Brunnby Church Höganäs, Skåne c. 1480 with Barbaras Braha's support 56°15′33″N 12°34′25″E / 56.25917°N 12.57361°E / 56.25917; 12.57361 [7]
Bunge Church Gotland Late 14th – early 15th century (anonymous Bohemian or Prussian master) 57°51′13″N 19°01′24″E / 57.85361°N 19.02333°E / 57.85361; 19.02333 [8]
Buttle Church Gotland 15th century, by the Master of the Passion of Christ or his workshop 57°24′09″N 18°31′48″E / 57.40250°N 18.53000°E / 57.40250; 18.53000 [3]
Danmark Church Uppland Late medieval, by Albertus Pictor and Johannes Rosenrod 57°49′58″N 17°44′42″E / 57.83278°N 17.74500°E / 57.83278; 17.74500
Dalhem Church Gotland 14th century and 1899-1914 57°33′08″N 18°32′02″E / 57.55222°N 18.53389°E / 57.55222; 18.53389 [3]
Eke Church Gotland 13th & 15th centuries 57°10′04″N 18°22′45″E / 57.16778°N 18.37917°E / 57.16778; 18.37917 [3]
Ekeby Church Gotland 13th, 14th (Master of the Passion of Christ), 17th & 19th centuries 57°35′42″N 18°30′42″E / 57.59500°N 18.51167°E / 57.59500; 18.51167 [3]
Enåker Church Uppland 15th & 16th centuries, some by the Tierp group 60°02′06″N 16°47′59″E / 60.03500°N 16.79972°E / 60.03500; 16.79972 [9]
Etelhem Church Gotland 14th & 15th centuries 57°20′14″N 18°29′45″E / 57.33722°N 18.49583°E / 57.33722; 18.49583 [3]
Everlöv Church Blentarp, Skåne c. 1500 by the Everlövs Master 55°36′31″N 13°35′24″E / 55.60861°N 13.59000°E / 55.60861; 13.59000 [10]
Fröjel Church Gotland Early 14th century 57°20′08″N 18°11′23″E / 57.33556°N 18.18972°E / 57.33556; 18.18972 [6]
Färlöv Church Skåne 15th century 56°04′26″N 14°04′59″E / 56.07389°N 14.08306°E / 56.07389; 14.08306 [11]
Ganthem Church Gotland 15th century 57°30′52″N 18°35′54″E / 57.51444°N 18.59833°E / 57.51444; 18.59833 [3]
Garde Church Gotland c. 1200 by an anonymous, probably Russian arist 57°19′01″N 18°34′55″E / 57.31694°N 18.58194°E / 57.31694; 18.58194 [3]
Gökhem Church Blentarp, Skåne 15th century by Master Amund 58°10′25″N 13°24′27″E / 58.17361°N 13.40750°E / 58.17361; 13.40750 [12]
Gothem Church Gotland c. 1300 by an anonymous, probably German artist 57°34′31″N 18°44′06″E / 57.57528°N 18.73500°E / 57.57528; 18.73500 [3]
Grötlingbo Church Gotland 14th century 57°08′01″N 18°20′47″E / 57.13361°N 18.34639°E / 57.13361; 18.34639 [3]
Halla Church Gotland 15th & 16th century 57°30′39″N 18°29′50″E / 57.51083°N 18.49722°E / 57.51083; 18.49722 [3]
Härkeberga Church Uppland 1480s by Albertus Pictor 59°41′34″N 17°11′16″E / 59.69278°N 17.18778°E / 59.69278; 17.18778 [13]
Häverö Church Uppland 15th century in the style of Albertus Pictor 60°02′28″N 18°40′48″E / 60.04111°N 18.68000°E / 60.04111; 18.68000 [14]
Hejdeby Church Gotland 13th & 15th centuries 57°37′49″N 18°26′34″E / 57.63028°N 18.44278°E / 57.63028; 18.44278 [3]
Hemse Church Gotland 14th & 15th centuries 57°13′58″N 18°22′22″E / 57.23278°N 18.37278°E / 57.23278; 18.37278 [3]
Hällestad Church Skåne 1460s 55°40′39″N 13°25′14″E / 55.67750°N 13.42056°E / 55.67750; 13.42056 [15]
Kräklingbo Church Gotland Early 13th century 57°26′42″N 18°42′40″E / 57.44500°N 18.71111°E / 57.44500; 18.71111 [3]
Jumkil Church Uppland 15th century 59°56′33″N 17°25′24″E / 59.94250°N 17.42333°E / 59.94250; 17.42333 [16]
Lagga Church Uppland 15th century in the style of Albertus Pictor 59°47′48″N 17°50′24″E / 59.79667°N 17.84000°E / 59.79667; 17.84000 [17]
Lärbro Church Gotland Medieval 57°47′13″N 18°47′37″E / 57.78694°N 18.79361°E / 57.78694; 18.79361 [3]
Linde Church Gotland 15th century 57°16′46″N 18°22′47″E / 57.27944°N 18.37972°E / 57.27944; 18.37972 [3]
Lau Church Gotland 1520 57°16′58″N 18°37′12″E / 57.28278°N 18.62000°E / 57.28278; 18.62000 [3]
Lojsta Church Gotland Mid-13th century to c. 1520 57°18′46″N 18°23′03″E / 57.31278°N 18.38417°E / 57.31278; 18.38417 [3]
Lummelunda Church Gotland 13th, 15th centuries and 17th centuries 57°46′11″N 18°27′19″E / 57.76972°N 18.45528°E / 57.76972; 18.45528 [3]
Lye Church Gotland 14th and 15th centuries 57°17′52″N 18°31′34″E / 57.29778°N 18.52611°E / 57.29778; 18.52611 [3]
Mariakyrkan Båstad, Skåne 15th & 16th centuries, various painters 56°26′00″N 12°50′08″E / 56.43333°N 12.83556°E / 56.43333; 12.83556 [18]
Markim Church Uppland 15th century 59°36′19″N 18°03′00″E / 59.60528°N 18.05000°E / 59.60528; 18.05000 [13]
Nederluleå Church Gammelstaden, Norrbotten 15th century by a pupil of Albertus Pictor 65°38′44″N 22°01′41″E / 65.64556°N 22.02806°E / 65.64556; 22.02806 [19]
St. Mary's Church, Ystad Ystad, Skåne 13th century 56°25′45″N 13°49′07″E / 56.42917°N 13.81861°E / 56.42917; 13.81861 [20]
Öja Church Gotland 13th and 15th centuries 57°02′07″N 18°18′00″E / 57.03528°N 18.30000°E / 57.03528; 18.30000 [3]
Östra Hoby Church Borrby, Skåne 13th, 15th and 16th centuries, including Åle workshop 59°28′19″N 14°13′53″E / 59.47194°N 14.23139°E / 59.47194; 14.23139 [21]
Överselö Church Strängnäs, Södermanland mid-15th century 59°25′08″N 17°07′52″E / 59.41889°N 17.13111°E / 59.41889; 17.13111 [22]
Rö Church Uppland 15th century 59°41′48″N 18°23′20″E / 59.69667°N 18.38889°E / 59.69667; 18.38889 [23]
Roslags-Bro Church Uppland 15th century, largely decorative 59°49′47″N 18°44′13″E / 59.82972°N 18.73694°E / 59.82972; 18.73694 [24]
Sånga Church Uppland c. 1470 59°21′29″N 17°42′27″E / 59.35806°N 17.70750°E / 59.35806; 17.70750 [14]
Södra Råda Old Church Gullspång, Västra Götaland 1323 & 1494, destroyed by fire 2001 59°00′14″N 14°12′15″E / 59.00389°N 14.20417°E / 59.00389; 14.20417 [25]
Skånela Church Uppland 15th century 59°34′52″N 17°56′56″E / 59.58111°N 17.94889°E / 59.58111; 17.94889 [14]
Stenkyrka Church Gotland 13th and 14th centuries 57°29′08″N 18°31′14″E / 57.48556°N 18.52056°E / 57.48556; 18.52056 [3]
Sundre Church Gotland Medieval 56°56′09″N 18°10′53″E / 56.93583°N 18.18139°E / 56.93583; 18.18139 [3]
Täby Church Uppland 1470s by Albertus Pictor 59°29′27″N 18°03′24″E / 59.49083°N 18.05667°E / 59.49083; 18.05667
Tensta Church Uppland 1473 (by Johannes Rosenrod), 1480s, 16th century. Includes the first deliberate portrait in Swedish art. 60°02′26″N 17°40′18″E / 60.04056°N 17.67167°E / 60.04056; 17.67167 [13]
Torshälla Church Uppland 15th century attributed to by Albertus Pictor 59°25′19″N 16°28′06″E / 59.42194°N 16.46833°E / 59.42194; 16.46833
Vaksala Church Uppland 14th to 16th centuries, some probably by Albertus Pictor 59°52′33″N 17°41′11″E / 59.87583°N 17.68639°E / 59.87583; 17.68639 [13]
Vamlingbo Church Gotland Second half of the 13th century 56°58′10″N 18°13′49″E / 56.96944°N 18.23028°E / 56.96944; 18.23028 [3]
Yttergran Church Uppland 14th & 15th century (Albertus Pictor) 56°36′05″N 17°30′17″E / 56.60139°N 17.50472°E / 56.60139; 17.50472 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Anderslöv kirke", Nordens Kirker. (Danish) Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Almunge kyrka" (in Swedish). National Heritage Board of Sweden. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Lagerlöf, Erland, ed. (1973). Gotlands kyrkor (in Swedish). Uddevalla: Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN 9129410355.
  4. ↑ "Bäl kyrka". Church of Sweden. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bollerup kirke", Nordens Kirkers. (Danish) Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. 1 2 Jonsson, Marita; Lindquist, Sven-Olof (1987). Vägen till kulturen på Gotland (in Swedish). Visby: Gotlands fornsal. ISBN 91-971048-1-7.
  7. ↑ "Brunnby kirke", Nordens Kirker. (Danish) Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  8. ↑ Andrén, Anders (2011). Det Medeltida Gotland. En arkeologisk guidebok (in Swedish). Lund: Historiska Media. ISBN 978-91-85873-83-8.
  9. ↑ "Enåkers kyrka" (in Swedish). upplandia.se. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Lars-Olof Albertson, "Everlövs kyrka". (Swedish) Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Bonnier, Ann Catherine; Hägg, Göran; Sjöström, Ingrid (2008). Svenska kyrkor. En historisk reseguide (in Swedish). Medströms bokförlag. p. 35-37. ISBN 978-91-7329-015-9.
  12. ↑ "Gökhems kyrka", Bengans historiasidor. (Swedish) Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Qviström, Linda; Anund, Johan (2012). Det Medeltida Uppland. En arkeologisk guidebok (in Swedish). Lund: Historiska Media. ISBN 978-91-85873-74-6.
  14. 1 2 3 Sörenson, Ulf (1999). Nya vägvisaren till kulturen i Stockholms län (in Swedish). Stockholm: Prisma. ISBN 91-518-3547-9.
  15. ↑ Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor. Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. ISBN 91-971561-08.
  16. ↑ "Jumkils sockenkrönika", upplandia.se (Swedish) Retrieved 10 Novemnber 2013.
  17. ↑ "Lagga kyrka" (in Swedish). Knivsta Municipality. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  18. ↑ Våra kyrkor (in Swedish). Klarkullens Förlag AB. 1990. p. 441. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Luleå kn, NEDERLULEÅ KYRKOVALL 4:1 NEDERLULEÅ KYRKA (GAMMELSTADS KYRKA)". Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "S:ta Maria kyrkans historia" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  21. ↑ "Östra Hoby kirke", Nordens Kirker Template:Dav icon Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  22. ↑ Bengt Ingmar Kilström (2000). Kalkmålningarna i Överselö kyrka. Överselö kyrkoråd. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  23. ↑ Jansson, Lennart; Brusewitz, Gunnar (et al.) (1996). Vägar till kulturen in Roslagen (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fischer & Co. pp. 14–16. ISBN 91 7054 792 0.
  24. ↑ "Våra kyrkor". Roslagsbro-Vätö Paris (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  25. ↑ Anna Nielsen, "Södra Råda Church in Sweden: A Lost National Treasure", Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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