1. The legend of St Eustace, wall painting 1480 Canterbury Cathedral The narrative begins at the bottom of the painting. Roman General Placidus is on his knees before a stag. He experiences a vision of the crucified Christ between its antlers. At the top of the painting, Eustace, his wife, and his sons are roasted to death inside a bronze statue of a bull. The purpose of this mural is to show what happed to a man called General Placidus. During this period religion played a major part in everyone life therefore the painter wanted to show how big religion was.
2. It is a 13 th century mural. Location – Tuscany, Massa Marittima Mural - Medieval Mural and its tale of Witches It was discovered on August 2000 It’s 7 meters high. It was painted over which preserved it. An interesting thing about the painting is it’s unusual fruits on the tree’s branches. It’s purpose is to show how witches were seen through this period. There are 2 groups of witches one of which is disrupting the nest and the other are fighting over the fruit. During this period Christians believed in witches and this show through the painting and wanted to warn people about witches.