Mother of God Cemetery 2701 Latonia Avenue Section 11 Covington Kentucky 41015
Date:
1923 or 1924-1925
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On base of all angels, except angel on proper right of tomb:) Clement J. Barnhorn (On base of angel on proper right of tomb:) Gorham Co. Founders (On angels:) 1923 (On center front of tomb, incised:) DUVENECK signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Four angels stand on each corner of Duveneck's tomb. The angels wear robes and have large, outspread wings which are folded back against the front and sides of the tomb. A male angel on the proper left front holds a round tablet marked with the Chi-rho monogram, a symbol for Christ. The male angel on the proper right front holds a rectangular tablet, inscribed "surrexit/non/est hic." A female angel on the proper right rear holds a heart in her proper right hand. A male angel on the proper left rear has his proper left hand on his forehead and his proper right hand across his body. The tomb is rectangular and multitiered.
