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Varsante, Tavralle,
Rodriguez, Louis,
Unknown (Italian),
Religion -- Saint
Object -- Flower
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
San Antonio De Padua, (sculpture).
Artist:
Varsante, Tavralle, sculptor.
Rodriguez, Louis,
carver
.
Unknown
(
Italian
),
carver
.
Title:
San Antonio De Padua, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
St. Anthony, (sculpture).
Saint Anthony, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 14, 1955.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marble on red granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 1 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 3 ft. 1 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA/FOR WHOM THE CITY/OF SAN ANTONIO IS NAMED/PRESENTED TO THE CITY BY/ORDER OF THE ALHAMBRA/AUGUST 14, 1955 unsigned
Description:
A full-length figure of Saint Anthony standing and holding a spray of lilies in his proper left hand, and a Bible to his chest with his proper right hand. He wears a floor-length loose robe with a knotted rope around his waist. He has short, curly hair. The statue is atop a rough boulder, with inset plaque.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Anthony
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of San Antonio, Parks and Recreation, 950 East Hildebrand Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78212
Located Bexar County Courthouse, Main Plaza at Dwyer & Market Streets, San Antonio, Texas
Provenance:
Formerly located River City Mall, Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas
Remarks:
Given to the city of San Antonio by the Order of Alhambra #56, Bejar Caravan. For a related article see San Antonio Express News (San Antonio, TX), Sept. 29, 1974, pg. 2-3. The Institute of Texan Culture has additional information in a file on Louis Rodriguez.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio 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 TX000127
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000127
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