Gallerie Nuovi
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, often visit and bring new flower arrangements.
Art deco sculpture
A late Art Deco marble statue, bridging the style towards Art Nouveau, in the Porticati Nuovi (the newer galleries) at Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy.
De Langlade Art Deco memorial
The De Langlade family tomb in the Porticato Montino at Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy. Pessina-Scala Sculptors. This Art Deco work dates from about 1930.
Woman in sorrow
The Ribaudo tomb by Onorato Toso
Liberty Style Symbolist sculpture
The Italian version of Art Nouveau is called the Liberty Style
"Through the Dark Forest"
“Through the Dark Forest”, a quote from Dante, inspired this magnificent symbolist sculpture, created by Federico Bringiotti for the Gandolfo family
Giovanni Podesta tomb, 1892
A classically influenced memorial sculpted by Domenico Carli
Dramatic symbolist sculpture
Symbolist art was a reaction to the earlier classical and naturalist styles. It emphasized the poetic, romantic and spiritual.
Cherub
An early Art Nouveau style cherub from the Gallia Family tomb.
Once the original Galleries were filled, the new galleries of Montino and S. Antonino were added. These house more modern sculptures, many from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.