Protestant section of Staglieno These two Lorenzo Orengo statues, the first two sculptures we were able to restore, are shown here prior to restoration. Protestant Section of Staglieno In the foreground is the memorial to Constance Lloyd, wife of Oscar Wilde. Behind it are Orengo sculptures prior to restoration, and the Protestant Chapel. Bentley and […]
La Fede, 1875 Standing in the middle of the cemetery, Santo Varni’s La Fede (The Religion) is 30′ tall (9m) and was carved in Carrara from three blocks of white marble. The model was a local young woman, Luigina Traverso. Monteverde Angel, 1882 The Oneto tomb by Giulio Monteverde, one of the most famous works […]
Jewish cemetery section This section of the cemetery is heavily overgrown, creating a magical but transitory impression. Jewish cemetery section The Jewish community was very assimilated into Italian culture 100 years ago. Styles and imagery of Italian society were often embraced in Jewish memorials. Jewish cemetery section A marble book with deeply carved intricate olive […]
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 […]
Mother and Child The Pedevilla family memorial, sculpted by Gaetano Olivari in 1913. Ballestrero memorial The 1931 Ballestrero crypt, sculpted by Gaetano Olivari (1870-1948) is in the Porticato Montino gallery at Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy. Olivari was a leading sculptor of the Liberty style, the Italian version of Art Nouveau. Visitors, probably family members, […]
Badaracco memorial sculpted by Moreno Giacomo Moreno’s 1878 memorial to Giuseppe Badaracco. F.G. Casella Memorial, 1884. Giuseppe Benetti, Sculptor. The lines between living person and sculpture are blurred as we are drawn into the scene as this child, this sculpture of a child, kisses a bas relief sculpture of her grandfather. Carpaneto Tomb, 1886 Giovanni […]
