Västra Vemmerlöv Church

Despite its reconstruction in the 19th century, the church still retains several medieval murals. The vaults in the chancel date from the second half of the 15th century, and depict the Last Judgment, and a row of apostles. The wall separating the nave from the chancel also has partially preserved murals, older than those in the chancel and dating from the first half of the 15th century. They depict several scenes from the life of Christ, including the Last Supper and the Annunciation. Lastly there is also a set of murals decorating the vaults of the tower. These are from the 1520s and are more anecdotal, showing fables with religious overtones, including a scene of two foxed preaching for a flock of geese, an allegorical criticism of Lutheranism, which was gathering support at the time.^[1]

The altarpiece of the church is a work from the 18th century, which incorporates an 1860s copy of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. The pulpit dates from 1605, and the baptismal font is the oldest item in the church, from the time of its construction. It is decorated with reliefs depicting two lions and two heads of monsters.^[1][2]

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