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St. Vincent de Paul, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  St. Vincent de Paul, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Vincent de Paul, Dates:  ca. 1900. Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (Base, front in raised letters:) ST. VINCENT DE PAUL unsigned Description:  Standing portrait of St. Vincent de Paul dressed in his ecclesiastical robes. He is depicted with a beard and moustache and holds a hat in his proper left hand. With his proper right hand he reaches down to a male figure seated at his feet. The seated figure is dressed in a torn shirt and pants, but no shoes. He is depicted with a beard, moustache and balding head. His proper right hand is raised to his heart as he looks up at St. Vincent de Paul who was known for his charity to the poor. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Vincent Dress -- Ecclesiastical Occupation -- Beggar Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Providence Hospital, Maintenance, 12th & Varnum Streets, N.E., Entrance, Washington, District of Columbia 20017 Remarks:  Sculpture was given to the hospital around 1900 in memory of Father Stanislas, a member of the order founded by St. Vincent. The hospital has had several locations and the sculpture has moved along with the hospital, but it has been installed at its current site since 1956. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 333-334. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 333. 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 DC000100   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000100 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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