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meditar causa he bastante by ~GanzAllein:iconGanzAllein:

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The Capela dos Ossos, or in English Bone Chapel is one of the best known monuments in Evora, Portugal. It is located next to the entrance of the church Church of St. Francis.

It was build in the 16th century by a Franciscan monk who, in the Counter-Reformation spirit of that era, wanted to prod his fellow brothers into contemplation and transmit the message of life being transitory. This clearly shown in the famous warning at the entrance “Nós ossos que aqui estamos pelos vossos esperamos” or in English: “We bones that are here, for your bones we wait”.

The lugubrious chapel is formed by three spans of 18,70 meters in length and 11 meters width, the light enters through three small openings on the left. Its walls and eight pillars are "decorated" in a carefully arranged manner with bones and skulls held together by cement. The ceiling is made in white painted brick and are painted with death reminding motifs. The number of skeletons of monks was calculated to be about 5000, coming from the overflowing cemeteries that were situated inside several dozen churches. Some of these skulls have been disrespectfully been scribbled upon with graffiti. Two desiccated corpses, one of which a child, dangle at a chain.


Aonde vais, caminhante, accelerado?
Pára...não prosigas mais avante;
Negocio, não tens mais importante,
Do que este, á tua vista apresentado.

Recorda quantos desta vida tem passado,
Reflecte em que terás fim similhante,
Que para meditar causa he bastante
Terem todos mais nisto parado.

Pondera, que influido d'essa sorte,
Entre negociações do mundo tantas,
Tão pouco consideras na morte;

Porem, se os olhos aqui levantas,
Pára...porque em negocio deste porte,
Quanto mais tu parares, mais adiantas.

by ~GanzAllein

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~Morzellac May 2, 2007, 2:46:25 AM
texture composition or skullture composition?
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~GanzAllein May 2, 2007, 4:39:50 AM
I'm not sure I got your question... this is a detail of one of the walls of the Chapel of Bones in Évora, back in the Renaissance days they picked out 5000 human skulls and bones and built a chapel with them. they are all compacted and organized as a regular wall, they weren't sculptured or artificially made. I am not sure about the reasons or what happened to the 5000 people, it might have been either an epidemic disaster or a massacre or perhaps another reason... all I know is that it was a place of prayer for the Franciscan Monks back in the days.. pretty much like the roman chapel of Capuchin I think.

Hope I answered you?

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*Pieni156 May 4, 2007, 7:48:27 AM
Esse Franciscano era um visionário! Vê lá há quantos anos isso foi e ele já adivinhava que as caveirinhas iam estar na moda!

Agora a sério, pormenor bastante creepy, mas excelente. Está tão compacto que acho que foi por isso que ali o Morzellac pensou que fosse manipulação de texturas da tua parte em vez de uma parede.

Ando há anos para ir visitar mas ainda não tive oportunidade :(

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~Morzellac May 6, 2007, 5:37:44 AM
I sorry I do too late answer the question...
you know this event but I dont know this event.I do only artistic looking and I like this title. as for me ,epidemic and massacre more fearless and more dark destiny.okey this 5000human really 5000soul!If this event real, more punishment the other world...
and good luck researcher!
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~GanzAllein May 27, 2007, 6:18:35 AM
pá, prepara-te... é uma beca desilusão. pelo menos para mim foi.
o que vale e que evora é liiiinda de morrer e passas um dia fenomenal lá! :D

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~coisito Jan 12, 2008, 7:27:01 AM
Excelente, uma das melhores deviations q já vi!! muito bom :clap:

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:skullbones: Who will survive? :skullbones:
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~GanzAllein Jan 21, 2008, 5:08:07 PM
ui, obrigada!!!! :)

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