tumblr of the gods

Artist Lisa Black “Departed - Caracal”

“Le Transi de René de Chalon” … it depicts the corpse of Rene de Chalon, Prince of Orange (who died on the 15th of July 1544) in the form of a flayed corpse clutching its own heart.

vivoetalia:

Man, I can’t even remember if I already posted this.

But this is my current wallpaper. I don’t know why, I feel a strange kinship to it.