Resurrection Angel at Green-Wood Cemetery
This stunningly beautiful angel in the photo mosaic above is a bronze memorial on top of a substantial granite base, of a grave identified only by the name "Valentine." It is one of the approximately 106,000 monuments in the National Historic Landmark Green-Wood Cemetery located in Brooklyn, New York, which was establised in the year 1838. (all photos will enlarge when clicked on) The angel was sculpted by the Italian born artist Adolfo Apolloni, (1855 - 1923), who sculpted several other…
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Explore 2008-12-20 #497 The angel of my dreams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even a cemetery isn't a happy place, i felt that day ,that i have made a trip in history and the beauty and the serenity of that quiet place ,gave me peace with my self...! I love very much that angel, i was sitting at her feet for an hour.... This is not only a perfect sculpture but also it brings a message and so many feelings with her...! I took of her many shots, but i failed at most of them...these 3 are the only good enough…
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