But underneath this church there are strange alcoves decorated with the femurs, skulls, hips, jaws, and other assorted bones of 4000 (dead) monks, and 2 (dead) children who were the Pope's niece and nephew. Who knew bones could be arranged in such a way as to be decorative? I'm thinking this is going to be a big trend in the fall, mark my words, human bones will be all over the pages of Home and Garden and in the show rooms at Pottery Barn.
This blog started out as a log of my antics studying abroad in Rome, but has now morphed into the inevitable predicaments I find myself in while travelling in general.
Showing posts with label Capuchini Bone Chapel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Capuchini Bone Chapel. Show all posts
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Dead Decorations
Today I met up with some friends and some resident students from AUR took us to the Capuchini Bone Chapel, which has a beautiful church as you can see:
But underneath this church there are strange alcoves decorated with the femurs, skulls, hips, jaws, and other assorted bones of 4000 (dead) monks, and 2 (dead) children who were the Pope's niece and nephew. Who knew bones could be arranged in such a way as to be decorative? I'm thinking this is going to be a big trend in the fall, mark my words, human bones will be all over the pages of Home and Garden and in the show rooms at Pottery Barn.

But underneath this church there are strange alcoves decorated with the femurs, skulls, hips, jaws, and other assorted bones of 4000 (dead) monks, and 2 (dead) children who were the Pope's niece and nephew. Who knew bones could be arranged in such a way as to be decorative? I'm thinking this is going to be a big trend in the fall, mark my words, human bones will be all over the pages of Home and Garden and in the show rooms at Pottery Barn.
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