Jan Kozak Collection: Historical Earthquakes

Thumbnail Image Image-KZ7 Fresco on the walls of St. Mary's Chapel in Karlstein Castle, near Prague depicts damage to Arnoldstein Castle in Austria from the 1348 Villach earthquake. Painted ca. 1361 by Nikolaus Wurmser. [See K27 for detail]
Thumbnail Image Image-KZ7A Fresco on the walls of St. Mary's Chapel in Karlstein Castle, near Prague depicts damage to Arnoldstein Castle in Austria from the 1348 Villach earthquake. Painted ca. 1361 by Nikolaus Wurmser. [Detail of KZ7]
Thumbnail Image Image-KZ8 Interior of St. Mary's Chapel in Karlstein Castle, near Prague. Series of frescoes entitled 'The Apocalypse,' including earthquake damage to Arnoldstein Castle in Austria. The fresco has deteriorated due to humidity.