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Church of The Capuchin Monks In Rome Art Print
by Mark Tisdale
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Church of The Capuchin Monks In Rome art print by Mark Tisdale. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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I would have found this church worthy of photographing regardless of what lies within those doors, but if you've been to Rome, there's a better than... more
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I would have found this church worthy of photographing regardless of what lies within those doors, but if you've been to Rome, there's a better than odd chance you've walked inside this 17th century church on the Via Veneto.
This is Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, home to an order of monks whose crypt is decorated in a rather macabre fashion with the bones of 4,000 friars. The message in the final room of that crypt is a simple one:
"What you are now, we once were; what we are now, you shall be."
Knowing that the outside is so unassuming isn't it? It has a typically old world European feel to it but could be a church on practically any street in Rome!
I loved the clean lines of the architecture and the bare branches of the trees in winter really seemed to punctuate the height of the old church. In summer, you really wouldn't be able to appreciate the architecture nearly so well!
About Mark Tisdale
Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...
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