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Meli, Giovanni,
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Notre Dame
Sculpture
Immaculate Conception, (sculpture).
Artist:
Meli, Giovanni, sculptor.
Title:
Immaculate Conception, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Dates:
1880.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: gilded cast-iron; Pedestal: metal.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 16 x 7 x 3 ft.; Pedestal: approx. 11 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. x 13 ft. (4,400 lbs.).
Description:
Mary stands wearing robes, her hair falling freely down her back, with her hands extended forward, palms upward. The figure is mounted on a pedestal at the top of the gilded dome of the Administration Building.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Notre Dame
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Notre Dame, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Located University of Notre Dame, On the dome of the Administration Building, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Remarks:
The figure is a replica of a sculpture installed by Pope Pius IX in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. The sculpture was purchased largely from bequests from Mother Angela Gillespie's Holy Cross sisters, students and alumnae of Saint Mary's Academie. The sculpture stood for several years on the Main Building's front porch roof until the dome was completed. Rev. Sorin fought the board of trustees for some time and finally got his wish that the dome and pedestal be gilded. W. J. Edbrooke was the building's architect. The sculpture was regilded by Conrad Schmitt Studios sometime during or before 1991. IAS files contain an article from Historic Preservation 43 (Oct. 1991), pg. 24-25 and an excerpt from Thomas J. Schlereth's "A Dome of Learning, the University of Notre Dame's Main Building, 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 IN000589
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000589
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