Ovens van het Crematorium, Cimitero Monumentale, Milaan, Italië c. 1860 - 1890

This photograph by Edizione Brogi depicts a detail of the Cova Chierichetti monument, a sculpture by G. Strazza, located in the Cimitero Monumentale in Milan, Italy. The photograph, which was taken between 1860 and 1890, captures a marble statue of a grieving woman standing on a pedestal, with her hands clasped in prayer. The statue is a moving representation of grief and loss, a common theme in funerary art. The photograph provides a glimpse into the intricate details of the monument and the beauty of the Cimitero Monumentale, which is considered one of the most important examples of 19th-century cemetery architecture in Europe.