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A. DA. Prato Company,
Portrait male -- Giraud, Maximin
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Enfield
Sculpture
The Assumption: Maximin Giraud, (sculpture).
Artist:
A.
DA
.
Prato
Company
,
fabricator
.
Title:
The Assumption: Maximin Giraud, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Our Lady of LaSalette: Third Phase of the Apparition, (sculpture).
Maximin Giraud, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1951.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 4 ft. 6 in. x 14 in. x 14 in.
Inscription:
(On rear of sculpture base:) MADE IN ITALY (On proper right side of sculpture base:) A. DAPRATO CO./BOSTON MASS. (On metal plaque on side of sculpture base:) FREDERICK GUARINO unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Maximin Giraud depicted as he watches the Virgin Mary being assumed into heaven. He wears a smock, pants, and shoes and stands holding his brimmed hat to his chest with his proper right hand while clutching his walking stick.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Giraud, Maximin -- Child
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Enfield
Sculpture
Owner:
LaSalette Shrine, Route 4A, P. O. Box 420, LaSalette Garden, Enfield, New Hampshire 03748
Remarks:
One of a grouping of three sculptures commemorating the Virgin Mary's apparition in 1846 at LaSalette, France to two children, Maximin Giraud and Melanie Calvat who were watching their cows in the French Alps. The sculpture depicts the third phase of the Virgin's apparition as she is assumed into heaven while Maximin and Melanie stand and watch. Figures of Our Lady of LaSalette (IAS record NH000290) and Melanie (IAS record NH000292) stand nearby. IAS files contain articles from the Manchester Union Leader, June 1, 1951, pg. 1; and The Canaan Reporter and Advocate, Canaan, New Hampshire), May 24, 1951, pg. 1; and May 7, 1953, pg. 1. IAS files contain a photocopy of "LaSalette Shrine, Enfield, N.H., Walking Tour Guide."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000291
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000291
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