Monday, November 17, 2014

Paintings at the entrance of the cemetery in Sexten 3/3


Nicht so traurig, junges Blut
heimwärts zieht man frohgemut


Not so sad, young blood
homeward you should go cheerfully

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Holde Maid im Myrtenkranz,
Folge mir zum Hochzeitstanz


Damsel in myrtle wreath,
Follow me to the wedding dance


Paintings by Rudolf Stolz - 1924
at the entrance of the cemetery in Sexten / Sesto Pusteria.


This post is linked to Monday Mural.

10 comments:

Dina said...

Oi! Were these sayings and paintings really meant to cheer people up??

Revrunner said...

Such morbid thoughts and images must have been the result of the plagues.

VP said...

I still see this as strange, but it is also fascinating!

Lowell said...

I dunno, Karl. These are rather weird and somewhat scary! A "death becomes you" kind of thing! :)

Lois said...

They are a little sad.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

They're definitely in the right spot Karl :)

William Kendall said...

A bit ghoulish, but rather interesting too!

RedPat said...

There is a creepyness to these, Karl!

cieldequimper said...

Na ja, irgendwie muss man ja immer an den Tod denken...

Su-sieee! Mac said...

I love the painter's sense of humor. I could go for something like that if I decided to go with a tombstone.

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