The Camposanto Monumentale cemetary in Pisa (page 21/32)

Rococo Tomb 3: detail of scenes

It looks like these vividly painted scenes might be the twelve stations of the cross, although I don’t recall naked green angels being mentioned. The white creatures (angels and [...] [more...]

Rococo Tomb 4: More scenes

Not a good photograph but it gives an idea of more of the scenes.

Dom is Dead 1: inscription

Actually, I think, Joseph and Camilla Battaglum died, and were buried here with an inscription dated 1605.

Dom is Dead 2: Skull and crossbones

A slightly damaged tombstone bearing a skull-and-crossbones symbol.

Dom is Dead 3

The upper part of the tombstone (actually it is set into the floor and is horizontal) showing the family crest or heraldic shield.

Dom is dead 4

The entire tombstone, showing the relationship of the three parts and the somewhat ornate engraving.

Inscription 1

s honorabilis viri
ioanispieri olⁱm
magistri antonii de
thaivolⁱs depistorio
aromtarii z civis
pisani z neredu[m] suov [more...]

Inscription 2

Vertical, to make it easier to trace. I have (as with all of these) a higher resolution version of the image if you want it. [more...]

1700-year-old stone coffin 6: overall view

Showing the whole sarcophagus.

Another inscription

Some wonderful ligatures (so to speak) here, intertwined letterforms. The flattened omega signs above the first line are standard scribal abbreviations indicating missing letters, usually “m” [...]co, ce, ca, li, pe, tr, ti, and various other joined letters. There is a lot of life here, in the midst of death. [more...]

Richly carved sarcophagus

rectangular sarcophagus (end of 3^rd century a.d.). on the front portico with six solomonic columns. at the center a wedding scene with iuno pronuba in the backgrouond; dioscuri in the spaces 1 and 5; a femenine figure with cist and camilla with offering in space 2; a male figure in a toga between two male figures in space 5; on one flank victimizer with a bull, on the other three figures of camilli. [more...]

putti at play 1

Carved putti, or cupids, on this Roman sarcophagus from the 3rd century. These little naked boys are stealing some apples. [more...]