Emblem
Archconfraternity Sacro Monte dei Morti in S. Giustino - Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
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Emblem - (Abruzzo / Molise)
Archconfraternity Sacred Mount of the Dead in S. Giustino
Foundation year 1603
City: Chieti
Archdiocese: Chieti-Vasto
Artistic artefact: Emblem of the association
Title: Emblem of the Archconfraternity of the Sacro Monte dei Morti
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Year of execution: around 1709
Author: Gianbattista Gianni and Girolamo Rizza
Brief description of the work and of the author profile: The artifact, consisting of a skull with crossbones (symbol of the Compagnie della Morte), three pillar mounts and two flames (allusion to the purification of the soul), is surmounted by a crown which testifies to the elevation of the association to Arciconfraternita .