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The most famous sculpture in the cemetery of Poble Nou, Barcelona, by Jaume Barba (1930)

The sculpture depicts death, in the form of a winged skeleton, planting a kiss on the forehead of a handsome young man.
The tomb underneath contains the inscription:
"His young heart is thus extinguished. The blood in his veins grows cold. And all strength has gone. Faith has been extolled by his fall into the arms of death. Amen."

Description
The most famous sculpture in the cemetery of Poble Nou, Barcelona, by Jaume Barba (1930)

The sculpture depicts death, in the form of a winged skeleton, planting a kiss on the forehead of a handsome young man.
The tomb underneath contains the inscription:
"His young heart is thus extinguished. The blood in his veins grows cold. And all strength has gone. Faith has been extolled by his fall into the arms of death. Amen."