Title

Tomb of Martín de Álzaga and His Family. Recoleta Cemetary

Creator

Wendy Howard, University of Central FloridaFollow

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Keywords

Recoleta Cemetery, tomb, bronze, gate, sculpture, Greek, Buenos Aires.

Description

Tomb of Martín de Álzaga and his family, featuring a classical design with Greek pilasters and an ornate gate with two sculpted lions standing guard. Four statues of women attend the tomb on each corner, symbolizing fidelity. Recoleta Cemetary

Type

Image

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Department

Department of Digital Learning

Collection

Argentina 2022

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Recommended Citation

Howard, Wendy, "Tomb of Martín de Álzaga and His Family. Recoleta Cemetary" (2022). Fulbright Repository Argentina 2022 Images. 1015.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fulbrightargentina2022-images/1015