Gravestone depicting a Grieving Woman
Gravestone depicting a Grieving Woman
3D
Published 2017-05-05T17:54:37+00:00
This sculpture depicts a woman lying down, with her hand waving to her loved one, grieving to the departed.
The Cimitero Monumentale is one of the two largest cemeteries in Milan, Italy, the other one being the Cimitero Maggiore. It is noted for the abundance of artistic tombs and monuments.
Designed by the architect Carlo Maciachini (1818–1899), it was planned to consolidate a number of small cemeteries that used to be scattered around the city into a single location.
Officially opened in 1866, it has since then been filled with a wide range of contemporary and classical Italian sculptures as well as Greek temples, elaborate obelisks, and other original works such as a scaled-down version of the Trajan's Column. Many of the tombs belong to noted industrialist dynasties, and were designed by artists such as Giò Ponti, Arturo Martini, Dante Parini, Lucio Fontana, Medardo Rosso, Giacomo Manzù, Floriano Bodini, and Giò Pomodoro.
| Date published | 05/05/2017 |
| Title | Gravestone depicting a Grieving Woman |
| Date | 19th century |
| Period | Realism |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Place | Monumental Cemetery of Milan |
