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Parini, D.,
Fonderia Bosisio,
Religion -- New Testament
Animal -- Sheep
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
Christ with Lamb, (sculpture).
Artist:
Parini, D., sculptor.
Fonderia Bosisio, founder.
Title:
Christ with Lamb, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Good Shepherd, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: concrete:
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
D. PARINI / Fonderia/Bosisio/Milano signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Figure of Christ dressed in long robes stands with a lamb draped across his shoulders. The figure stands on a concrete base which rests on a low brick base. The sculpture is installed at one end of a small rectangular garden; at the other end is a sculpture of an open book bearing an inscription of the 23rd psalm. The book is placed on a base made of bricks.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Animal -- Sheep
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
Owner:
Jefferson Memorial Park, Curry Hollow Road, P. O. Box 10898, Garden of the Good Shepherd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236
Remarks:
Inscription on open book placed opposite figure reads: 23rd/PSALM/THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I/SHALL NOT WANT./HE MADETH ME TO LIE DOWN/IN GREEN PASTURES; HE LEADETH/ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS/HE RESTORETH MY SOUL; HE/LEATETH ME IN THE PATHS/OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR HIS/NAME'S SAKE/YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH/THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW/OF DEATH, I WILL FEAR NO EVIL/FOR THOU ART WITH ME, THY/ROD AND THY STAFF, THEY/COMFORT ME./THOU PREPAREST A TABLE/BEFORE ME IN THE PRESENCE OF/MINE ENEMIES, THOU ANOINTEST/MY HEAD WITH OIL, MY CUP/RUNNETH OVER./SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY/SHALL FOLLOW ME ALl THE/DAYS OF MY LIFE AND I WILL/DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE/LORD FOR EVER.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA000264
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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