'Vangelo (The Gospel), Milano Monumental Cemetery, Italy' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

Requiscat in pace (Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti!) - by K.J.S.Chatrath

 

 

'From Genoa Monumental Cemetery (Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno in Genoa) Italy, June-2018'- by K.J.S.Chatrath

 The passageways of this cemetery are studded with incredible pieces of art. 

 

 

Admirable lace work by the sculptor. 

Grief has been immortalized by the sculptor in that single drop of tear.

'Ethereal...Milano Monumental Cemetery, Italy' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

Above is a statue in the Milano Monumental Cemetery, Italy. And at the bottom are the photos of how I captured this statue from different camera angles....

Impressive pieces of art from Monumental cemetery Torino, Italy' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

 Giovanni Antonio Porcheddu (1860-1937) was an Italian engineer who introduced the technique of reinforced concerete constructions in Italy. . The sculptral part of the funerary monument dated 1912 is the work of Edoardo Rubino, the decorative mosaic of Giulio Casanova. This is a happy example of collaboration between the two artists who expressed the exaltation of visual art in their languages.

(Source of text: Torino Monumental Cemetery).

'Lillies of Heaven, Monumental Cemetery, Milan, Italy' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

The Monumental Cemetery of Milan, Italy is more than just a simple cemetery. It is an extraordinary outdoor museum. It is as if some of the great sculptors of the 1900s were called together to elaborate and reflect on a particularly demanding theme, to be precise, death.

And those who imagine this cemetery as an especially sad place are mistaken. In reality, it presents itself as a pleasant place to visit, filled with inscriptions that invite you to remember those who have gone before, rich with information and accompanied by interesting artistic detail.

The cemetery is comprised of three distinct zones: the central one hosts the tombs of catholic families and persons, that to the right facing the facade, is reserved for Jewish persons, while the left is dedicated to non-Catholics.

From an architectural perspective, you can catch a glimpse of both Romanic and Gothic traces.
Let us take a look at ‘Lillies of Heaven’. It is the title of the tomb got constructed in 1916 by Ettore Elisi (1869-1932), the owner of the Hotel de France (Milan) for his family and in memory of his daughter Adriana, who died in 1913 at the age of 9. 

Fransesco Penna (1865-1927), a sculptor who was quite active in the cemetery, and often interpreted elegiac themes where female and child figures predominated. Created one of his finest works in this case in which the late Liberty accents lend themselves to the flowing lines and upward motion of the sculptured group.

 (Sources of text: The Monumental Cemetery of Milan & http://www.turismo.milano.it/wps/portal/tur/en/arteecultura/architetturaemonumenti/monumenti/cimitero_monumentale )

'Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno in Genoa, Italy, Part-III' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

And let us continue our tour of this 'open air art gallery' of Genoa: