A detail from a medieval wall painting created in circa 1200AD, depicting the Seven Deadly Sins and Purgatorial Ladder (Ladder of Souls, the judgement of souls on Judgement Day). The painting is located in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chaldon.

Date:: circa 1975 - 1985

Location:: St Peter And St Paul's Church, Chaldon, Tandridge, Surrey

Reference:: AAA02/01/S2069

Type:: Photograph (35mm Slide)

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Description

This detail from the painting depicts demonic beasts torturing doomed souls in a large cauldron over a fire. The small figure grasped by the beast on the right is thought to represent a soul guilty of the sin of Gluttony; the soul is holding a wine bottle. The visual translation of Biblical texts in this Purgatorial Ladder painting is thought to be unique in England, if not the world. The Church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the eleventh century, with most of the fabric dating to the twelfth and early thirteenth century.

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This is part of the Series: AAA02/01 Series of coloured slides; within the Collection: AAA02 Art and Architecture Archive

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Keywords

Medieval Wall Painting, Medieval Church