A Guide to Art in Lofoten
Kunstführer Lofoten
Moskenes Kirke
Foto/Photo: Robert Walker
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Verkets navn:
Altertavle, Moskenes kirke

Kunstner:
Ukjent, men det sies at tavlen er typisk for den såkalte "Friis-perioden" i Nordland.

Sted/plassering:
Moskenes kirke fra 1821 ligger like ved fergeleiet på Moskenes. Her har vært en form for kirke minst siden 1564

Beskrivelse:
Altertavle. I midten vises scene fra nattverden. På sidene står Moses og Aron, og nederst sees Jesu døde legeme som tas ned fra korset. Gitt til kirken i 1765. Restaurert av kunstmaler Bodøgaard i 1964.

Artwork:
Altar piece

Artist:
Unknown, but it is said to be typical of the so-called "Friis period" in the county of Nordland.

Location:
Moskenes Church, stuated near the ferry in Moskenes, built in 1821. There has been a church of some kind of here since 1564.

Description:
Altar piece with scenes from the Last Supper in the centre. At the sides we see Moses and Aron and at the bottom, the body of Jesus being removed from the cross.

The altar piece was donated to the church in 1765 and was restored by an artist called Bodøgaard in 1964.

Art/Name des Werkes:
Altartafel, Kirche Moskenes (1821)

Künstler:
Unbekannt, der Stil ist jedoch typisch für die "Friis-Periode" in Nordland.

Ort/Lage:
Unweit des Fähranlegers Moskenes. An der gleichen Stelle stand schon 1564 ein Gotteshaus.

Beschreibung:
Altartafel. In der Mitte eine Darstellung des Abendmahls. An den Seiten Moses und Aron, unten wird der Leichnam Jesu vom Kreuz genommen. Schenkung (1765) an die Kirche. 1964 vom Kunstmaler Oscar Bodøgaard restauriert.

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