The Camposanto Monumentale cemetary in Pisa (page 28/32)

Fresco fragment 3

A fragment from the medieval frescos that adorned the walls of the Camposanto Monumentale, but were badly damaged in the Second World War.

Inscription dated 1890

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FRANCESCO CARRARA [more...]

Bust of ...

A bust of a man with a moustache; probably 18th or 19th century but I am guessing.

Carved decoration

A carved decoration from the bust.

Another bust

Again I don’t know who it is, sorry. If you know, please tell me.

Tomb of a lady

Another view of the lady sitting on a chair with lions carved under the arms.

Tomb of a lady 2

The lady, again, with the pattern of light and shadow from the cloister window.

Inscription

I cannot read it, though.

caption

rectangular sarcophagus (2^nd century a.d.). on the front headgear and lictor’s fasces. sepulchure of annio proculo decurion of the colony of ostia and of his mother annia. top with an inscription from 1743. [more...]

Roman sarcophagus 1900 years old

This ancient Roman tomb bears a contemporary inscription on the front identifying the administrator (Annio Proculo), but was reused in the 18th century. [more...]

Monumental angel 1

I think a female angel, a slightly sad but compassionate young woman’s face, with wings. It might be a portrait of the deceased for a tomb, but I am not certain. [more...]

Monumental angel 2

I think a female angel, a slightly sad but compassionate young woman’s face, with wings. It might be a portrait of the deceased for a tomb, but I am not certain. [more...]