In a quiet rural setting overlooking a pretty inlet, this splendid whitewashed church dates from around 1250, but is most famous for the remarkable frescoes on interior ceiling vaults that were added around 1500. Painted by the “Elmelunde master,” they form a cartoon-like “paupers’ Bible” that a laminated guide-sheet, available in English, helps you decipher.
Unique images include a gruesome image of Judas with a four-horned devil pulling out his soul (above the north door); Mary on doomsday, tipping the judgment scales in humanity’s favor (northwest corner); and beside that, a gleeful horny-kneed demon listening to two women gossiping. Views from outside might appeal to watercolorists.
