es ▁have ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁usual ▁Christ ▁in ▁Majesty ▁subject , ▁where ▁Christ ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ists ' ▁symbols , ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁the ▁Virgin ▁and ▁Saint ▁John ▁with ▁arch ang els ▁or ▁other ▁figures ▁( Al sted ▁shown ▁above ). ▁ ▁Goth ic ▁period ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁length y ▁but ▁smooth ▁transition ▁towards ▁Goth ic ▁art , ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁but ▁extending ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁when ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁flat ▁wooden ▁church ▁ce il ings ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁brick ▁v ault ing . ▁The ▁curv ature ▁of ▁the ▁v ault s ▁called ▁for ▁new ▁techniques ▁rather ▁than ▁simply ▁following ▁pictures ▁from ▁ill umin ated ▁manuscript s . ▁The ▁figures ▁no ▁longer ▁stand ▁in ▁a ▁col oured ▁background ▁but ▁are ▁painted ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁white ▁l ime w ash . ▁In cre asing ly , ▁the ▁white ▁areas ▁between ▁the ▁figures ▁are ▁filled ▁with ▁stars , ▁flowers , ▁plants ▁and ▁other ▁orn aments . ▁The ▁figures ▁often ▁appear ▁more ▁conventional ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁mur als . ▁Goth ic ▁church ▁mur als ▁are ▁found ▁throughout ▁Den mark ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Sweden , ▁and ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁identified ▁as ▁coming ▁from ▁work sh ops ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ones ▁in ▁El mel unde ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁M ø n ▁and ▁I sef j ord ▁in ▁north western ▁Se aland . ▁Kn ights ▁in ▁combat ▁became ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁suitable ▁subject ▁for ▁church ▁walls .