The piece is located in the city’sPoblenou Cemeteryand is one of its most iconic tombs.
The epitaph reads: His young heart is thus extinguished.
The blood in his veins grows cold.
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And all strength has gone.
Faith has been extolled by his fall into the arms of death.
The hard bones of the skeleton stand in juxtaposition to the young man’s toned body.
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The Kiss of Deathis a tomb sculpture located in Barcelona’s Poblenou Cemetery.
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