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    		• Lentelli, Leo,
     
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    		• Lavaggi, Ugo,
     
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    		• Fridge, Percy A.,
     
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    		• Baton Rouge Marble Works,
     
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    		• Bendernagel & Cazale,
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Animal -- Donkey
     
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    		• Animal -- Cattle
     
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    		• Animal -- Camel
     
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    		• Animal -- Sheep
     
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    		• Landscape -- Tree
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Christ, The Prince of Peace, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lentelli, Leo, 1879-1961, sculptor.
    Lavaggi, Ugo, carver.
    Fridge, Percy A., contractor.
    Baton Rouge Marble Works, contractor.
    Bendernagel & Cazale, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Christ, The Prince of Peace, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Dec. 17, 1944.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Indiana light gray limestone; Base: Indiana light gray limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 x 7 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On one side of base, incised lettering:) GLORY TO GOD (On other side of base, incised lettering:) PEACE TO MEN OF GOOD WILL
    Description: 
    A sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Christ child on her lap. In front of her stand three wise men, or magi, offering gifts. At Mary's proper left stands Joseph. Cow and donkey heads are at her proper right rear, under a palm tree. To the proper right of the wise men is a saddled camel, kneeling, and to their proper left, a baby lamb. The sculpture is mounted atop an inscribed, oblong base with curved edges, resting on a rough-hewn bottom. Carved on one side of the base is a cross inside a circle, with letters (V T A I) appearing at each of the four cross tips.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
    Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph
    Religion -- New Testament -- Magi
    Animal -- Donkey
    Animal -- Cattle
    Animal -- Camel
    Animal -- Sheep
    Landscape -- Tree -- Palm Tree
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Sacred Heart Church, 2250 Main Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was designed by Leo Lentelli. Plans for the base were prepared by the architectural firm of Bendernagel & Cazale of New Orleans. Baton Rouge Marble Works, owned by Percy A. Fridge, installed the sculpture.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
    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 LA000382
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