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Fresco
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Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark
Dating
1430-1450
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1465-1475. Roskilde Cathedral. Denmark.
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Roskilde Cathedral (Danish: Roskilde Domkirke), in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Sj?lland) in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark.
Christian I decided to build a grand chapel at the cathedral.[19] The instrument of foundation was signed on April 28, 1459, which not only ordered the construction of the chapel, but also granted large tracts of land to the church.[20] In the spring of 1462, the king applied to Pope Pius II for indulgence for having constructed the chapel, which was finally granted upon his visit to Pope Sixtus IV in Rome in 1474.
The chapel's vaults and walls are richly decorated with frescos, dating from the 1460s when the chapel was created by Christian I and his wife.