This cabinet is attached to the belltower of the church in #Marlengo, Italy. It tells a sad story from the past:

'In memory of the soul of Josef Matscher, son of the church sexton of Marling, born on January 15, 1858. Tragically, he met his death on June 10, 1865, when he fell from the bell chamber of the tower and did not survive.'

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A typical Tyrolian wayside cross in #Marlengo, Italy, featuring a snarky poem complaining about thieves who have stolen the original crucifix:

They stole the wooden crucifix.
The devil will get those scoundrels!
The first one was quite beautiful and old.
The new one is a simple, little God.
They should seek the true Lord.
And leave things where they belong.

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This wayside shrine in #Marlengo (Italy) tells a sad story from the past:

I wanted to travel to Lana,
But I did not get very far,
For here at this very spot,
The little horse shied.
I fell in a high arc
From the wagon into the vineyard,
A vineyard stake impaled me;
I died the day after.

#history #painting #waysidecross