Always drawn to stone effigies of the elite who were wealthy enough to merit entombment in churches. These portraits carry so much more meaning than mere names and dates carved into headstones. They serve as permanent records of earlier fashions, both sartorial and hair. Falcons for the master; perhaps stitchery for the mistress.
Often the interred rest their heads as peacefully as possible on their extra-firm pillows, but what of the poor pooches, condemned to bear the weight of their masters’ feet for eternity? Guesses or knowledgeable responses about the reason for the dog footrests welcomed.
Santa Anna Lombardi
San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore
Santa Maria Donna Regina, tomb for the Mistress
Santa Maria Donna Regina, tomb for the Master
Santa Maria Donna Regina, tomb for the Mistress
Santa Maria Donna Regina
Santa Maria Donna Regina
Santa Maria Donna Regina
Santa Maria Donna Regina
Certosa di San Martino
San Lorenzo Maggiore
Postcards from Barton Springs 