Capuchin Crypt, Rome

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Capuchin Crypt, Rome, Italy
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Beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione lie several small chapels decorated with the bones of Capuchin friars. Chandeliers, arches, and patterns fashioned from human remains offer a stark meditation on mortality.

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