The St. Nicholas painting that you find in the Belfry of the Church appears to be loosely based off of "Saint Jerome Writing" by Caravaggio. The angle and placement of the skull including the open-page book underneath is nearly identical.
Might be a coincidence, but St. Jerome is known as a "Doctor of the Church" - though the usage of "Doctor" in the St. Nicholas painting is closer to a physician than a scholar.
The Skull in the St. Nicholas painting
The Skull in the St. Nicholas painting
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rodox_head
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Re: The Skull in the St. Nicholas painting
Just tested in GIMP by squashing then adjusting the contrast/hue; it's a perfect match. Good find 
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In here is a tragedy, art thou player or audience?
Be as it may, the end doth remain:
all go on only toward death.
...
There is nothing which cannot become a puppet of fate
or an onlooker, peering into the cage.
Be as it may, the end doth remain:
all go on only toward death.
...
There is nothing which cannot become a puppet of fate
or an onlooker, peering into the cage.
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Xuchilbara
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Re: The Skull in the St. Nicholas painting
This is interesting because I haven't given it much thought.
"Speak.
I am the Crimson One.
The lies and the mist are
not they, but I.
You all know that I am One.
Yes, and the One is I." - Me, probably
I am the Crimson One.
The lies and the mist are
not they, but I.
You all know that I am One.
Yes, and the One is I." - Me, probably
Re: The Skull in the St. Nicholas painting
I vaguely remember reading a developer interview where the artist (maybe Hiro Usuda?) was answering a question about the paintings and where their inspiration came from. The artist mentioned researching a lot of material but found one particular picture where something looked very creepy and out of place for a holy picture.
I couldn't find that interview, but I think might have been referring to this particular skull. Some Internet searching suggests that these types of skulls were used for Memento Mori. Rather fitting with the religious theme of Silent Hill 3 if true.
I couldn't find that interview, but I think might have been referring to this particular skull. Some Internet searching suggests that these types of skulls were used for Memento Mori. Rather fitting with the religious theme of Silent Hill 3 if true.
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rodox_head
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Re: The Skull in the St. Nicholas painting
Was it Caravaggio's "Judith Beheading Holofernes"?firecrest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:13 pm I vaguely remember reading a developer interview where the artist (maybe Hiro Usuda?) was answering a question about the paintings and where their inspiration came from. The artist mentioned researching a lot of material but found one particular picture where something looked very creepy and out of place for a holy picture.
In here is a tragedy, art thou player or audience?
Be as it may, the end doth remain:
all go on only toward death.
...
There is nothing which cannot become a puppet of fate
or an onlooker, peering into the cage.
Be as it may, the end doth remain:
all go on only toward death.
...
There is nothing which cannot become a puppet of fate
or an onlooker, peering into the cage.