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Frank Duveneck (American, 1848–1919).

Tomb Effigy of Elizabeth Boott Duveneck

1891; this cast, 1927. Gilt Bronze

After the death of Elizabeth Boott Duveneck (1846–1888), her bereaved husband, the painter Frank Duveneck, modeled a poignant funerary monument reminiscent of Gothic and Renaissance giant (recumbent) tomb effigies. The figure reclines peacefully, with her arms folded over her chest, in striking contrast to the active, sweeping folds of the drapery. The palm branch stretching along her body symbolizes Christian victory over death and suggests that her sleep is not temporary but eternal. The original bronze sculpture is in the Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, the Protestant cemetery on the outskirts of Florence.
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