The Camposanto Monumentale cemetary in Pisa (page 31/32)

Floor paved with gravestones

Floor paved with gravestones

The indoor cemetary; the nearest gravestone has very ornate inlaid decoration which, at the rightmost end, includes a pair of crossed bones, and at the left, an ornate heraldic escutcheon or bearing. [more...]

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Symbol from Italian Grave 1

Symbol from Italian Grave 1

The tombstone has a tree with an animal on either side, which I think may be the crest for Pisa.

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Symbol from Italian Grave 2

Symbol from Italian Grave 2

A view from the other end.

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Inscription from an Italian Grave

Inscription from an Italian Grave

Dated 1506. [more...]

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Fibonacci again

Fibonacci again

This time without his head.

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Statue of Leonardo Fibonacci 9

Statue of Leonardo Fibonacci 9

From the left side.

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Sarcophagus with Roses

Sarcophagus with Roses

A sarcophagus left outside in the quadrangle.

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bas-relief gravestone in the floor

bas-relief gravestone in the floor

Dated I think 1429.

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Carved lion's head

Carved lion’s head

A carved lion’s head on the corner of a fluted sarcophagus.

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Fragment with animal head

Fragment with animal head

I’m not even sure what animal is depicted here.

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Christian inscription

Christian inscription

The PC symbol on the left is usually Christian. The writing says: [more...]

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Fresco sketches

Fresco sketches

I think what we see here may be sketches done before the frescos were painted; with the removal of the frescos for restoration, they found such things underneath. [...] [more...]

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