Boschetto Sculpture Garden
Angel
A lone angel stands in a remote corner of the Boschetto, the hilly grove wrapping around the upper portions of the cemetery.
Raggio Mausoleum, 1895
The very large gothic mausoleum of the Raggio family, designed by Luigi Rovelli, 1895.
Teresa Pescia memorial, 1897
This naturalistic memorial is by the sculptor Lorenzo Orengo. We have restored his three masterpieces, the Bentley and Whitehead memorials, and Caterina Campodonico, “la Vendetrice di Noccioline”.
Genius of Memory
Titled “Genius of Memory”, an angel writing an inscription. Sculpture by A. Rivolta for the Bartolomeo Savi tomb, 1865
Glorious angel
“A beautiful marble angel, magnificently carved with open, swooping wings”
Yearning
A lone angel stands A somber woman at a quiet tomb, overgrown with plants. In time the plants, dirt and moisture can destroy the marble.
Jauch family memorial
The Jauch memorial sculpted by Luigi Brizzolare, 1920. We sponsored the restoration of the Fletcher Memorial by the same sculptor.
Melancholy
This beautiful sculpture of a woman expresses the melancholy of grief.
Sisters
This bronze sculpture of two sisters is from the Costa family memorial.
The hills and wooded areas of the upper part of Staglieno are filled with winding paths, lined with tombs, mausoleums, and memorials.