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Religion -- New Testament
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Religion -- Saint
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Decatur
Relief
Sculpture
Crucifixion, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Crucifixion, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1935.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Relief: stone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 15 x 8 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 9 x 7 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A crucifixion scene depicting Christ on the cross with three mourners below. To Christ's proper right is Mary, heavily robed and veiled. She stands facing forward, away from the cross. She is wringing her hands at her chest. Crouched at the foot of the cross is Mary Magdalen with hands clasped. Her uncovered head is bowed. A draped urn rests to her proper left. To Christ's proper left stands a robed St. John with hands tightly clasped. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular concrete base with a stone relief plaque inset in the front. The plaque contains the letters "IHS" superimposed over a cross.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Magdalen
Religion -- Saint -- St. John
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Decatur
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 414 West Madison, Decatur, Indiana 46733
Located St. Joseph Cemetery, Decatur, Indiana
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 IN000756
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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