Täby kyrka

Täby kyrka is a medieval church in the municipality of Täby, in Uppland in the north of Stockholm. The most important in this church are the painted wall and ceilings by Albertus Pictor.The church was built during the second half of the 13th century. It was first constructed as a square hall church. In the mid 14th century a vestry was added and about 100 years later the church porch was built. The altarpiece dates from the 1470. A runestone is immured in the church porchThe church is best known as one of the churches with mural pauntings by Albertus Pictor. The ceiling frescos are from the 1480s and, unlike many of his other works, were never whitewashed over. They include a picture of a man playing chess with Death, a motif that inspired Ingmar Bergman to a famous scene in the movie The Seventh Seal. The motif is very unusual, known only from one other source. The main inspiration for the paintings was Biblia Pauperum, a collection of events from the Holy Bible. The church, together with the frescos, was comprehensively restored in 1994.