Angel of Grief or the Weeping Angel is an 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story for the grave of his wife Emelyn Story at the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. [1] Its full title bestowed by the …

Nov 2, 2022 · You may have seen this well-known sculpture depicting an expressive and wonderful angel, but never known the story behind it.

Jul 10, 2024 · The statue of the Angel of Grief was created by the American sculptor William Wetmore Story (1819-95) for the grave of his wife Emelyn, who died in 1894 and is buried in …

Jul 20, 2016 · The statue marking Emelyn and William Wetmore Story’s grave depicts an angel collapsed and distraught in grief. The statue is dramatic and evokes the solemn loss of a loved …

Aug 31, 2021 · The “Angel of Grief Weeping over the Altar of Life” is located in Campo Cestio beneath the shadow of the once-occupied pyramid tomb of Caius Cestius. It was William …

Jan 6, 2019 · The Angel of Grief is one of the most poignant and photographed memorials in Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery, located in the shadow of the pyramid of Caius Cestius in the …

Jul 30, 2019 · A female angel draped over a monument in a moment of overwhelming grief. This seems to be common motif in many a cemetery around the world, yet every version of this …

Nov 7, 2023 · We’ll tell you the story of William and Emelyn and of the beautiful Angel of Grief, at the non-Catholic cemetery in Rome. The marvellous marble and stone sculpture was made in …

Mar 11, 2013 · The Angel of Grief by William Wetmore Story is one of the most evocative stone carvings of the late nineteenth century. It became so famous that the term has become …

Apr 29, 2011 · In the 1890s, American sculptor William Wetmore Story created the Angel of Grief monument for the future grave site of him and his wife in Rome's Protestant Cemetery. …