​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishCULTUREUnique medieval murals visible again thanks to light projection in Laarne Castle15 July 2024 At Laarne Castle in East Flanders, murals from the 14th century have been brought back to life using digital techniques. An illustrator has recreated these murals, which are now projected onto the chapel's vault. "They are unique because of their age and size," says Matthias Francken of Herita, the organisation that manages the castle. The murals depict a Biblical story and were covered with lime in the 17th century, later hidden beneath leather wallpaper. They were only rediscovered in 1963, with many parts missing. "Nowhere else in Flanders has a chapel been preserved in a keep, especially one of this size and with seccos," Francken said. "Wall paintings in castles, city palaces and private chapels were common but rarely preserved due to their private nature." © PHOTO VRTFour Biblical scenes have now been brought to life through digital projection Visit Flanders and the province of East Flanders Art historian and illustrator Joris Snaet recreated the missing parts of the stories which are projected onto the chapel's ceiling and walls Visitors start the projection by pressing a button accompanied by the story of Knight Gerard van Massemen "The construction of this chapel was a particularly prestigious project," Francken says "The Count of Flanders believed the Lord of Laarne was overstepping his mark as his chapel even surpassed that of the French king #FlandersNewsService | Larne Castle near Ghent © PHOTO ARTERRA Copy linkGet updates in your mailboxYour email addressSubscribeBy clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy rapid and high-quality information 24 hours a day from Belgium and abroad to all Belgian media not to mention entertainment and lifestyle our journalists and press photographers produce hundreds of photos and news stories Since the end of March 2022 English has been added as a language businesses and various organisations that need reliable information Belga News Agency also offers a comprehensive range of corporate services to meet all their communication needs www.belganewsagency.eu Last year Anthony Carbajal was diagnosed with ALS at 26 years old His mother has lived with the disease for 13 years Carbajal is taking part in a precision medicine program through ALS Therapy Development Institute '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" See touching photos from Anthony Carbajal's (ALS ice bucket challenge viral star) wedding This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Anthony Carbajal was diagnosed with ALS at 26 years old Carbajal's grandmother died from the disease The survival rate after an ALS diagnosis is two to five years