Angel of Grief

The tomb Angel of Grief ( Angelo del Dolore / Angel of Grief ) was created in 1894 by the American sculptor and poet William Wetmore Story ( 1819-1895 ) for himself and his wife and is in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome.

Emelyn Story died on 7 January 1895, her husband followed her on 7 October of the same year. Both are buried beneath the tomb. The artwork has been widely copied, both in exactly copied as well as more or less similar poses. The design was also used on several covers of music albums.

Inscriptions

Replicas (selection)

  • Cassard Monument on the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, 1909 or 1910
  • Chapman H Hyams tomb in the Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, (Louisiana ) - early 20th century
  • Lathrop Memorial, Stanford Arboretum at Stanford University, California, by Antonio Bernieri, 1908
  • Hill Family plot with the Glenwood Angel and the Scottsville Fishing in Texas
  • Memorial Pool at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
  • Cemetery of Notre-Dame in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  • Cementerio General in San José (Costa Rica)

Album cover

The Angel of Grief served as cover art for the albums:

Protestant Cemetery, Rome The Tea Party Nightwish Once (Nightwish album)
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