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Niguliste Museum

Niguliste muuseum

Besides the Danse Macabre painting, the famous masterpiece by Brent Notke, Niguliste museum is home to many more remarkable works of art.

Let's start with the altar retable by Hermen Rode:

Altar retable by Hermen Rode in Tallinn's St. Nicholas' church. Niguliste kirik.
Altar retable by Hermen Rode

There are many tombstones in Niguliste museum, including the one on the photo below with a carving of a skeleton. That is the tombstone of Johannes Ballivi who died in 1520.

Tombstone of Johannes Ballivi in St. Nicholas' church. Tallinn.
Tombstone with skeleton carving

The Silver Chamber, displays a collection of silver works, mostly vessels that belonged to some of the Tallinn guilds.

Silver bird kept in Tallinn's St. Nicholas' church. Niguliste kirik.
Silver bird

Those are just some of the pieces on display in the museum.

Location: 59°26'9"N 24°44'34"E on: Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Maa Amet.

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