Episode 330 - Rome: The Capuchin Crypt

Rebuilding The Renaissance - A podcast by Rocky Ruggiero - Mercoledì

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Located on the famous Via Veneto in Rome, Italy, the 17th-century Capuchin Crypt is one of the world’s most unique examples of funerary decoration. It consists of a series of rooms decorated with human bones! Each room has a different theme based on the type of bone used – skulls, pelvises, leg bones, etc., resulting in an absolutely fascinating – some might say macabre – display of human creativity!

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