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    		• Druiding, Alphonse,
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• Animal -- Reptile
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Saint Michael the Archangel, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Druiding, Alphonse, architect.
    Title: 
    Saint Michael the Archangel, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Sept. 27, 1890.
    Medium: 
    Bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 14 ft.
    Description: 
    A figure, probably Saint Michael, stands over a snake-like figure, its body coiled beneath his feet with its head pointing upward. Saint Michael wears a Roman legionnaire's uniform and a cape. With both hands he holds a spear vertically, the head of which is barely over the snakes's mouth. The spear's end has a small cross. The sculpture is mounted above the church entrance.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Michael
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Object -- Weapon -- Spear
    Object Type: 
    Architectural component
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Michael's Church, 869 North Clinton Avenue, Entrance facade, Rochester, New York 14605
    Remarks: 
    Surveyor was unable to determine the condition of the sculpture due to its location. The architect for the church was Alphonse Druiding.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000226
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