The Maloja mountain cemetery and Giovanni Segantini's grave

In September 1899, Giovanni Segantini climbed the Schafberg above Pontresina to complete the Seine painting . There he fell ill with peritonitis. A doctor from St. Moritz, Dr. Oskar Bernhard, was called to help, but unfortunately could do nothing more for the patient. Giovanni Segantini died on September 28 at the age of 41. He was buried on 1 October 1899 in the small cemetery of Maloja. In 1896, Giovanni Segantini had chosen the cemetery of Maloja as the motif for his painting Consolation of Faith .

A plaque on the tomb of the Segantini family bears the inscription Da presso e da lunge in terra e in cielo uniti in vita e in morte ora e sempre (Near and far, on earth and in heaven, united in life and death, now and always). On the graves of Giovanni Segantini and his companion Bice Bugatti is the inscription Arte ed amore vincono il tempo (Art and love defeat time ). Next to Bice and Giovanni are the graves of their sons Mario, Gottardo and Alberto Segantini. His daughter Bianca was buried in Arco, the birthplace of Giovanni Segantini.