St. Michael, (sculpture).

St. Michael, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Frederick Pustet & Company, contractor.

St. Michael, (sculpture).

Saint Michael, (sculpture).

Sculpture: marble; Base: granite rubble stone and concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 1 ft. 3 in.

A robed Archangel St. Michael stands with his proper left hand clutching his breast, and his proper right hand extended downward and holding a sword. St. Michael has a full-length set of wings and stands atop a slain male figure representing Satan. The sculpture is mounted on top of a multitiered base.

Religion -- Angel -- St. Michael

Religion -- Satan

Allegory -- Religion -- Good & Evil

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Stella Niagara

Administered by Sisters of Saint Francis of Holy Name Province, 4421 Lower River Road, Stella Niagara, New York 14144

Located Stella Niagara Education Park, Across from main entrance, Stella Niagara, New York

Sculpture was purchased from Frederick Pustet & Company in 1909.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, Buffalo survey, 1994.

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