#toby de silva

[thenorwegiancurator]

"St Maximinus” by Toby de Silva

[thenorwegiancurator]

"St Ursa” by Toby de Silva

[grunge-monkey]

Anyone remember Toby and Ben being a thing?

[casualtyconfessions]

[slcvisualresources]

Some pretty stark imagery from “Martyred Saints”, a series of photographs by Toby de Silva: “…the Saints are displayed in a cathedral in Eastern Germany close to the Czech border and were acquired in the 17th century when there was … Continue reading →

[yourfuckingmuse]

The Jeweled Skeletons were originally found in catacombs beneath Rome in 1578, and distributed as replacements under the belief they were Christian martyrs to churches that had lost their saint relics in the Reformation. However, for most, their identities were not known. The receiving churches then spent years covering the revered skeletal strangers with jewels and golden clothing, even filling their eye sockets and sometimes adorning their teeth with finery. Yet when the Enlightenment came around they became a little embarrassing for the sheer amount of money and excess they represented, and many were hidden away or disappeared. Koudounaris tracked down the dead survivors. [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

[magictransistor]

Toby de Silva. Saint Victorious.

Exterior, dusk. English photographer Toby de Silva enters a mid-sized cathedral in Eastern Germany close to the Czech border. In this cathedral, de Silva finds what are said to be the remains of Martyred saints--stored in the catacombs of Rome before being removed and traded in the seventeenth century--reassembled and dressed in their fine regalia and displayed in ornate cabinets...holy sh#t.

[unhistorical]

…the Saints are displayed in a cathedral in Eastern Germany close to the Czech border and were acquired in the 17th century when there was a big trade in relics. They are said to be the remains of Martyred saints that were stored in the catacombs of Rome before being removed and traded. They were reassembled and dressed in their fine regalia and displayed in ornate cabinets.

Toby de Silva