angel of grief statue burial headstones

The original grief weeping angel monument is in Rome, carved by William Wettmore for his beloved wife in 1894. its full title bestowed by the creator was the angel of grief weeping.

According to the story, he lost interest in the sculpture carving due to the death of his wife, but his children encouraged him to create the monument as a memory of his wife. Unlike the typical angelic tomb art, this angel monument has more to say about the suffering of the person. It show the angel of sadness, in utter abandonment, throwing herself with drooping wings and hidden face on the altar of the funeral.

This design grief weeping angel tombstone become one of the most popular replicated images in the world. Now the term is used to describe multiple tombstones erected around the world in headstone style.

Pictured below are bespoke designs of angel memorial monuments for graves from Trevi art gallery：Custom angel headstones with heart for graves designs, memorial sleeping angels tombstone monument for graves, sitting angel cemetery monuments for graves, weeping angel headstones and monuments makers.

Trevi art gallery specializes in custom angel monuments to mark a burial plot. Angels can symbolize strength, protection, faith, love, the connection between heaven and earth, renewal, and beauty. You can select from a wide variety of designs for both traditional and cremation memorials in different price ranges.