These are all privately owned so are not cleaned by the city. They are all Carerra Marble and are crumbling from the air and conditions. They are covered in soot and I think the soot makes them more beautiful...but you can see many instances of them falling apart. They are really amazing. There are hundreds of them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Cemetery_of_Staglieno
I can't seem to find a map or a book that you can by, but Lee Friedlander
http://fraenkelgallery.com/publications/staglieno
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| This looks like cloth but it's marble. |
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| I remember this one was called "The Last Kiss'. |
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