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Mar Statue Sacre,
Religion -- Saint
Animal -- Bird
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mar Statue Sacre, fabricator.
Title:
St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Francis of Assisi, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Wood on wood base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 22 in. x 29 in.; Base: approx. 51 x 22 x 20 in.
Inscription:
Mar Statue Sacre Roma (S. Pitro) Borgo Vittorio 61 Tel: 6564554 (Foundry) Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A statue of St. Francis of Assisi, standing and wearing a Franciscan cassock with an attached hood, a belt, and sandals. He holds a dove in the palm of his proper left hand at chest level. A second dove perches on his proper right shoulder. His proper right palm is opened out at waist level. He gazes at the dove in his hand. The sculpture rests on a simple wooden base consisting of a column with a small platform on top.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Archdiocese of New Orleans, Department of Worship, 7887 Walmsley Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125
Located Mary Queen of Viet Nam Church, 5069 Willowbrook, New Orleans, Louisiana 70129
Remarks:
Statue purchased in Italy.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans 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 LA000011
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000011
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