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Saint Francis Xavier Grotto, (sculpture). Artist:  Gerondale, Alphonse, sculptor. Stoneman, J. A., sculptor. Carl Manthey & Sons Company, fabricator Title:  Saint Francis Xavier Grotto, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1935. Medium:  Sculpture: ceramic, stone, concrete, glass and metal; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 40 ft. Description:  A grotto with two angels on pedestals in front of it and Mary and Bernadette within it. On one side, in a small niche, is St. Ann and Mary, and on the right side is St. Joseph with the infant Jesus. Surmounting the grotto is Christ on the cross with St. John, Mary Magdalene and Mary. Other sculptures include Mary with the Immaculate Heart, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Francis with the crucifixion, St. Ann, and Christ with the Sacred Heart. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Magdalen Religion -- Saint -- St. Anne Religion -- Saint -- St. Anthony Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Religion -- Saint -- St. John Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph Religion -- Angel Emblem -- Heart Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Brussels Grotto Sculpture Owner:  Church of St. Francis Xavier, Cemetery Road & Highway C, Brussels, Wisconsin 54204 Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: Erected in 1935, in honor of Our Lord and his blessed mother by the pastor and parishioners under the auspices of the Holy Name Society, Christian Mothers and Children of Mary. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994. 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 WI000327   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WI000327 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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