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The Monteverde Angel or Angel of the Resurrection (
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''Angelo di Monteverde'' and ''Angelo della Resurrezione'') is a
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of neo-classical religious sculpture, created in
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in 1882 by the Italian artist Giulio Monteverde. The statue of 1882 guards the
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of the Oneto
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in the cemetery of Staglieno in
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, Northern Italy. It is one of the most famous works by the neo-classical Italian
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Giulio Monteverde (1837-1917) and was commissioned by Francesco Oneto, a president of the Banca Generale, in honour of deceased members of his family. Portraying a pensive angel with long, richly detailed wings, it is acknowledged as one of the most beautiful and sensual sculptures in its genre, to which Monteverde contributed other important neo-classical works. A picture of the work graces the cover of several editions of the publication, ''Camposanto Di Genova''. The booklet calls the work, "a true masterpiece" and states, "The Angel, who guards the urn, is admired for the perfect moulding of the arms, neck and head, the deep and soft expression of grief"; the Angel is holding a trumpet, "as if ready to sound it on the last judgement day." Camposanto Di Genova, Fratelli Lichino Piazzale Clmitero Staglieno, Genova, various editions c.1900-c.1950


Gallery

File:Genova-Cimitero_di_Staglieno-Angelo_di_Monteverde-DSCF9031.JPG, File:Genova-Cimitero_di_Staglieno-Angelo_di_Monteverde-DSCF9032.JPG, File:Genova-Cimitero_di_Staglieno-Angelo_di_Monteverde-DSCF9030.JPG, File:Genova-Cimitero_di_Staglieno-Angelo_di_Monteverde-DSCF9025.JPG, File:Genova-Cimitero_di_Staglieno-Angelo_di_Monteverde-DSCF9027.JPG, File:Angelo di Monteverde, figura intera, fotografia Noack-Paganini, 1.jpg, File:Genova-Cimitero di Staglieno-Angelo di Monteverde-DSCF9030-bis.JPG, File:Tomba Oneto02.JPG,


References


Bibliography

*F.Resasco, ''La Necropoli di Staglieno'', Genova 1892 *T.Crombie, ''The Sculptors of Staglieno, Genoese nineteenth-century funerary monuments'', in ''Apollo'' 1973 n. 135 *R.Bossaglia-M.F.Giubilei, ''Cadaveri eccellenti'', in ''Arte'' 1982, n. 124 *F.Sborgi (a cura di), ''L'Ottocento e il Novecento. Dal Neoclassicismo al Liberty'', in ''La scultura a Genova e in Liguria. Dal Seicento al primo Novecento'', Genova 1988 *G.Berengo Gardin-G.Nessi Parlato, ''Il giardino del tempo'', Pomezia 1993 *F.Sborgi, ''Staglieno e la scultura funeraria ligure tra Ottocento e Novecento'', Torino 1997 *S.Diéguez Patao-C.Gimènez (a cura di), ''Arte y architectura funeraria, Dublin, Genova, Madrid (XIX-XX)'', Torino, Electa España 2000 *G.Berengo Gardin-G.Nessi Parlato, ''Staglieno, Giganti di marmo. Marble Giants'', Tormena 2002 {{commons Category, Giulio Monteverde's angel in Staglieno


External links


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See Also

* Copies of Monteverde's Oneto Angel outside of Genova (Commons Category) Neoclassicism Italian sculpture Cemetery art Burial monuments and structures Genoa 1882 sculptures Sculptures of angels