Overview
- A team led by restorer Markus Tillwick is freeing and cleaning the ceiling painting on scaffolding, confirming the 1563 inscription and the "AK" initials.
- Work is expected to conclude in roughly five weeks, after which the ground-floor space will be built out as a bakery.
- To safeguard the artwork from kitchen fumes, the wash-up area will receive additional shielding above it.
- The high-quality Renaissance composition depicts Christian virtues including faith, love, hope, strength, moderation, justice, prudence, and patience.
- Museum Lüneburg director Heike Düselder credits the city’s largely intact 16th–17th century fabric for both the discovery and the painting’s preservation.