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more incense and religious singing (cantus gregorianus)

By bliba  
The Milanese owe their church to the devil of all people. According to legend, on a cold winter night in 1386, the devil stood at the bedside of the city's lord Gian Galeazzo Visconti. He had, as was fitting, red-glowing eyes, stank of sulphur from his mouth and asked the pale prince to build a church in his name with images of devilish spirits and demons. Otherwise, he would snatch Visconti's soul and ensure his eternal stay in hell. Anxious, Visconti immediately rushed to the bishop to start building a new cathedral in place of the rather modest main church of Santa Maria Maggiore. Despite the diabolical threats, the new cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary

thanks for looking

ollie

Tags: Monochrome Black and white Italy Incense smoke Incense Rituals The Milan Cathedral cantus gregorianus bnm

Voters: mike9005, Badgerfred, cats_123 and 57 more


Uploaded:
3 Feb 2020 7:15PM
Camera:
Leica X VARIO
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Leica 18.0-46.0 mm f/3.5-6.4
Shutter Speed:
1/80s
Aperture:
f/6.4
ISO:
1600
Focal Length:
46.0 mm
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Comments


Fred263 Plus
9 United Kingdom
3 Feb 2020 8:17PM
An outstanding mono image, Oliver.
Superbly crafted with a fascinating narrative.
Saastad Plus
1 16 15 Norway
3 Feb 2020 9:06PM
Another great mono Oliver!
woolybill1 Plus
14 36 76 United Kingdom
3 Feb 2020 9:09PM
What a splendid story! The Devil and Gian Galeazzo Visconti .. .. .. .. Who needs Marvel Comics when there are stories like that one!

Another fabulous photograph, full of atmosphere, incense and space. Irresistible.
Regards
Bill
waltknox Plus
5 4 Canada
3 Feb 2020 9:24PM
The devils in the details as they say ....another stellar low light shot Oliver
Cheers Walt
leo_nid Plus
4 12 Russian Federation
3 Feb 2020 9:38PM
great shot and story
LoryC Plus
4 1 Italy
3 Feb 2020 9:55PM
Beautiful smoky atmosphere and riveting caption.

Lory Smile
Vambomarbleye 3 153 14 Scotland
3 Feb 2020 11:03PM
Another great shot and a top notch tale.
Monochrome2004 Plus
5 United Kingdom
3 Feb 2020 11:19PM
Great story even greater image

C
DicksPics Plus
9 13
3 Feb 2020 11:35PM
They just get better and better, Oliver!!

RichardSmile
mac Plus
19 11 Scotland
3 Feb 2020 11:59PM
Another powerful image with the incense cloud and the dark background showing up the priest's in white.
Ian
taggart Plus
16 47 14 United States
4 Feb 2020 12:36AM
An astonishingly fine mono image--- lots to look t here!
Chinga Plus
10 3 2 United Kingdom
4 Feb 2020 2:01AM
Outstanding image and atmosphere...
Isabel GrinGrin
Spkr51 4 United States
4 Feb 2020 3:13AM
Superb !!!!!
saltireblue Plus
10 11.6k 71 Norway
4 Feb 2020 8:13AM
What an incredible story! And thus it was that the marriage between heaven and hell happened...
Another marvellously atmospheric image, Ollie.
lostrita 5
4 Feb 2020 9:07AM
superb
TrevBatWCC Plus
12 13 17 England
4 Feb 2020 11:58AM
Another excellent capture, and fine follow-up, Oliver 👍
Trev 😀
Joline Plus
14 30 59 United States
4 Feb 2020 12:41PM
Wonderful atmosphere, and a great legend.
clicknimagine Plus
11 771 104 India
4 Feb 2020 1:04PM
Atmosphere and light are really fabulous again...
Fefe Plus
9 54 36 United Kingdom
4 Feb 2020 5:18PM
Dramatic image....great write up!
Diane
lifesnapper Plus
14 8 2 England
5 Feb 2020 7:20AM
A fabulous follow up, Oliver.

JohnSmile

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