This is the of the most sincere sculptures I know. I am going to talk a little bit about the sculpture first, and then come back to that, because I am using sincerity in a idiosyncratic way here. The sculpture: Its not medieval. Despite the title I gave this blog, I'm realizing that the images I've written about here have not been "mostly" medieval. It is part of a grave monument in Lakeview cemetery, which is just down the road from me here in Cleveland Heights, and is one of my favorite places in all of Cleveland. When I first moved here, I walked in and through the cemetery on a regular basis and it became an important part of my mental landscape. The monument consists of this standing sculpture, a second kneeling figure, and the actual tomb. I'm assuming this is meant to be one of the three Maries coming to the tomb, with her jar of ointment in her hands. I like how its placed. First, almost directly on the ground and so on your le...