Simon Cousins - Bluebeard (Giulio Monteverde Angel Mix)

The video features the Angel by sculptor Giulio Monteverde (Bistagno 1837- Rome 1917) from the Oneto Tomb at the Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa (1882). The tomb was commissioned by Francesco Oneto, a rich merchant and President of the “Banca Generale“. The Angel is said to have shocked people by its astounding sensual beauty. Bluebeard by SImon Cousins is based on the fairytale of the French Nobelman cursed to murder successive wives and hide their bodies within a locked room in his castle.