MARTOS, Ivan Petrovich
(b. 1754, Ichnya, d. 1835, St. Petersburg)

Tomb of S. S. Volkonskaya

1782
Marble
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

In this early work, the deceased is symbolized by an urn which is embraced by a female figure representing the mourning family. In later funerary monuments the urn is replaced by a portrait medallion.