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Angelo Di Monteverde sent on 02 Giugno 2026 (14:21) by Paolo Gualandris. 3 comments, 59 views.

at 60mm, 1/160 f/4.0, ISO 200, hand held. Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno, Italy.

L'androgino angelo della Tomba Oneto rappresenta, sotto molti aspetti, il "punto di rottura" storico nel passaggio da una visione positivista della morte, che trovava nel realismo il linguaggio più congeniale, a quella permeata di dubbi che sfocerà nel clima decadente-simbolista. In questo processo di rinnovamento l'angelo perde la connotazione cristiana di guida verso il paradiso per divenire testimone del mistero del nulla: l'angelo Oneto non offre alcun gesto consolatorio, ma appare lontano e imperturbabile. Monteverde, inoltre, conferisce all'angelo sembianze femminili facendo così emergere il dualismo Eros - Thanatos che, da tempo, la scultura funeraria cercava di filtrare attraverso le sublimate raffigurazioni di virtù e di dolenti. La commissione di un monumento funebre così ambiguo e misterioso da parte di un borghese come Francesco Oneto, ricco commerciante e presidente della Banca Generale, assume particolare rilevanza anche dal punto di vista storico-sociale, testimoniando come la crisi delle certezze positiviste stesse ormai investendo proprio la classe che ne era stata la più accesa fautrice.

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3 persons like it: Massimo Schiavi, Mauryg11, Nonnachecca

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Mauryg11

sent on 02 Giugno 2026 (14:45) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

... the historical path of Staglieno is excellently expressed by your shot... and related caption - P.s: it would be interesting to have a photographic project, which combines the artistic component of the works, in their photographic representation, with a temporal path - certainly there are already some publications on the subject, but attending Staglieno, at least 2 times a year, I would like to produce a more articulated theme, compared to the formality of the single shot...

Paolo Gualandris

sent on 02 Giugno 2026 (15:54) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

It would certainly be an interesting and stimulating thing to work on with several hands, finding someone to take care of the "historical" part... and blend it all with images that do justice to these extraordinary works of art. 8-)
Soon I should come back to find more material for the current project... let's meet and who knows.. from one thing to another... :-D

Mauryg11

sent on 02 Giugno 2026 (16:17) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Yes, I would like to... I leave you my nr in M.P.

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