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The walls of parish churches and chapels have much to tell us about life in the Middle Ages. Images of saints, votive frescoes, and graffiti are all witnesses of personal and collective histories; they contain gripping evidence of famines, epidemics, and puerperal and child mortality, and often reflect a deep anxiety about the afterlife. Mural programmes consisting of didactic subjects and biblical scenes can verify the strategies used by the clergy and other elites to instruct lay populations believed to be prone to heresy and to influence their views on issues such as wars and local feuds. At this conference, research on late-medieval mural painting in parish churches across Europe will be presented by scholars from thirteen different European countries and the United States.
Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
To book a place: £25 (£15 concessions) For credit card bookings call 020 7848 2785/2909
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