Green-Wood Cemetery offers one of the most important collections of funerary art in the United States. This mausoleum is just one of the exquisite examples. I cropped the top of the tomb to draw the eye of the viewer towards the door. The colors change from green to gold to gray and blue as the eye moves through the image. The scene is rich in symbolism. A brace of angels guards the intricately designed doorway to eternity. While the elegant metalwork symbolizes wealth, it also suggests the hope of eternal rest, while the gradual browning of the surrounding landscape symbolizes mortality.