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(Crucifixion Scene), (sculpture). Artist:  Barnhorn, Clement John, 1857-1935, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  (Crucifixion Scene), (sculpture). Dates:  1915. Dedicated May 1915. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft. x D. 4 ft.; Base: approx. 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 5 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Side of plinth, incised:) Clement J. Barnhorn 1915 (copyright symbol) (Other side of plinth:) Roman Bronze Works N.Y. (Front of base, incised between alpha and omega emblems) ICH BIN DIE AUFERSTEHUNG/UND DAS LEBEN + + Jon.11.25 (Bronze plaque on front of base, raised:) "I am the resurrection/and the life"/This crucifixion group/was sculptured by/Clement J. Barnhorn/Dedicated May 1915/Restored Nov. 3 1991 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Jesus hangs on the cross beneath a banner reading "INRI." A figure to Christ's proper right holds up its hands, clasped in prayer. Another figure stands to Christ's proper left, holding its proper right hand on its chest. And a third figure sits in front of the cross. All three figures wear robes. Behind the cross rests a skull. All are set atop a base with inscriptions and an inscribed plaque. To either side of the base are pedestals supporting large urns for flowers, and a smaller urn is set in front of the base. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Emblem -- Cross Figure -- Fragment -- Skull Religion -- New Testament -- John Object -- Other -- Vase Ethnic -- German Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Covington Sculpture Owner:  Mother of God Cemetery, 2701 Latonia Avenue, Covington, Kentucky 41015 Remarks:  Restored in 1991 by Eleftherios Karkadoulias, of Cincinnati, Ohio. For related information see Walter Anthony Freiberg's "A Guide to the Cathedral," Covington, KY: Messenger Publishing Co., 1947, pg. 40-41. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Reis, Jim, "Pieces of the Past," Covington, KY: The Kentucky Post, 1988, pg. 35. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS KY000144   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000144 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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