The Müstair Frescos of the Life of Christ

9th century
Convent Church of St. John the Baptist, Müstair, Switzerland

The Benedictine Convent at Müstair is one of those founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century. Along its north and south walls are 84 fresco panels picturing the lives of King David and Jesus. All the frescos are seriously faded and several have crumbled away completely.

I have photographed a few of the panels and compiled description pages for them:

• The Flight into Egypt
• The Miracle at Cana
• Jesus Blesses the Children
• The Woman Taken in Adultery
• The Trial Before Caiaphas
• Pilate Washes His Hands
• The Anastasis (Resurrection)

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The frescos were photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.