There is a sad look on the face of the angel guarding the tomb of the Oneto family, in the cemetery of Staglieno, in Genoa. The beautiful creature seems to be looking for something ahead, lost in thought, arms folded in front of his heart – a gesture kinesics interprets as a defense against one’s worries. The statue was sculpted in 1882 by Giulio Monteverde (1837-1917), born in Piedmont, and art critics agree it marks a shift in the way the figure of the angel was conceived in 19th-century art: instead of the Christian image of an otherworldly guide for souls arriving in Paradise, it represents an individual with his own doubts and uncertainties. Lost, this angel doesn’t know where to go anymore, and has stopped to think – at the door of the tomb of Genoese banker Francesco Oneto – in a limbo between life and death. Thus the beautiful androgynous creature by Monteverdi lies in wait, perhaps of a guide that can show him the way. (http://www.italianways.com/the-oneto-family-monuments-lost-angel/) The Monteverde Angel or Angel of the Resurrection (Italian Angelo di Monteverde and Angelo della Resurrezione) is the name given to a marble statue of 1882 that guards the tomb of the Oneto family in the cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, Northern Italy. It is one of the most famous works by the neo-classical Italian sculptor Giulio Monteverde (1837-1917) and was commissioned by Francesco Oneto, a president of the Banca Generale, in honour of deceased members of his family. Portraying a pensive angel with long, richly detailed wings, it is acknowledged as one of the most beautiful and sensual sculptures in its genre, to which Monteverde contributed other important neo-classical works. A picture of the work graces the cover of the publication, "Camposanto Di Genova." The booklet calls the work, "a true masterpiece" and states, "The Angel, who guards the urn, is admired for the perfect moulding of the arms, neck and head, the deep and soft expression of grief which appears on her features; she holds a trumpet in her right hand, as if ready to sound it on the last judgement day." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monteverde_Angel)