Tomb of the architect
Giovanni Battista Gisleni (1600–1672) in the church of
Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. The figure of a skeleton was sculpted by the architect. The carved text reads Neque hic vivus (not visible in this image) and Neque illic mortuus (Latin: "Neither living here — nor dead there"). Text in the two
tondi (circles) reads In nidulo meo moriar ("In my nest I die" i.e. in Rome) and Ut phoenix multiplicabo dies ("As a
phoenix I multiply my days").credit:
Joaquim Alves Gaspar
Tomb of the architect
Giovanni Battista Gisleni (1600–1672) in the church of
Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. The figure of a skeleton was sculpted by the architect. The carved text reads Neque hic vivus (not visible in this image) and Neque illic mortuus (Latin: "Neither living here — nor dead there"). Text in the two
tondi (circles) reads In nidulo meo moriar ("In my nest I die" i.e. in Rome) and Ut phoenix multiplicabo dies ("As a
phoenix I multiply my days").credit:
Joaquim Alves Gaspar