Sunday, May 24, 2015

Wayside shrine in Prissian



Paintings are on three sides of this wayside shrine.






Wayside shrine in Prissian / Prissiano - Adige Valley.

A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mountain. They have been a feature of many cultures, including Catholic Europe and Japan. (Font: Wikipedia)

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9 comments:

Dina said...

I like this custom of wayside shrines. This one is very beautiful.

May 24, 2015 at 11:51 AM
Revrunner said...

Art is everywhere in Italy.

May 24, 2015 at 11:58 AM
Lowell said...

Those paintings are quite impressive (and beautiful) for a wayside shrine!

May 24, 2015 at 12:41 PM
VP said...

A beautiful shrine...

May 24, 2015 at 5:45 PM
Sharon said...

We have a similar tradition here but, I like the look of this one.

May 24, 2015 at 6:44 PM
William Kendall said...

It seems quite old!

May 24, 2015 at 8:58 PM
RedPat said...

I quite like this idea!

May 24, 2015 at 10:11 PM
Pietro Brosio said...

Those paintings are so fascinating.

May 25, 2015 at 7:33 AM
orvokki said...

Beautiful !!

May 26, 2015 at 8:40 AM

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