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Having visited Rome, it stands, in addition to the well-known Coliseum, Sistine chapels, Trevi Fountain and so on, be sure to visit the Protestant cemetery of the Eternal City, where an amazing monument of eternal love – “Angel of sorrow”.
This is a fantastically attractive tombstone that does not leave indifferent not a single person, established in 1894 by William Storey on the grave of his wife Emelia, thereby expressing the pain of loss and grief over the untimely departed beloved woman. Great poet and the architect of Rome put his whole soul into this statue and used all his talent as an artist and poet.
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And the crying angel turned out like a living: it is noted by all who though once I saw this miracle, and the very sight of an amazing stone statue against the background of the massive wall of the churchyard literally makes you cry everyone …
It was the last masterpiece that the Italian genius created since William Storey could not survive the pain of loss: literally another year, he was gone – he left after his beloved, so that their hearts will be united again in heaven.
Therefore, the “Crying Angel” became the tombstone of the Story spouses, Moreover, he turned into a symbol of immortal love, which not given to every person during his life, but for some reason they dream of her, almost all people strive for her. Probably because somewhere in past lives, each of us has already come across something similar and therefore eternally yearns for this divine grace. AND crying next to the great creation of William Storey …
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Most likely, for the same reason, many musicians decorate photo of “The Crying Angel” their albums, thereby emphasizing divinity and immortality of creativity, as one more manifestations of unquenchable love on this sinful Earth …
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