This statue of a young girl - seeming to set a bird free - is at Mornington Cemetery on the Mornington Peninsula.
The figure is a slate grey but the bird is gold toned.
Like finding gold wings
Like breathing new life spirit
Like Galatea
For the love story of Pygmalion and Galatea see HERE!
And the name "Galatea" means sleeping love.
The figure is a little classical and yet there is a feeling that this statue may not have been poured from some reusable mould! It seems to have been specially cast for this grave.
(In wanderings of cemeteries, I have not seen a statue like this.)
The grave gives little clue. The headstone seems low and its nameless.
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12 comments:
She is beautiful and, especially considering her location, really makes one want to know the background story.
Great photos, Gemma. The symbolism is appropriate for the setting.
She's free and beautiful ... I've not seen anything similar in our cemeteries.
She's beautiful, and unusual.
ITs a beautiful statue for sure.
The entire flow to the figure is very graceful. The billows to the skirt. The line of the raised arms. Just gorgeous.
I wonder if there was any clue to the monumental masons involved? Now that I have read Nicole's blog, I want to know more about the people who create these carvings. Like you, I always am a bit cynical and figure it to have been yet one of a squillion similar figures.
Isn't it fascinating how markers can range from the sublime to the ridiculous.
What a beautiful sculpture !!! the artist created her so alive looking.
A beautiful sculpture.
Such a beautiful statue.
Lovely statue. Is it definitely a separate grave? Or was it put there as general decoration for the graveyard? I can't tell from the context of the photos.
I think a flat cemetery needs a good statue like this. It's a beautiful one!
this is very beautiful. very well pictured too.
i like her skirt!
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