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The Grotto: Pieta with Two Angels, (sculpture). Artist:  Picirilli, Joseph, sculptor. Buonarroti, Michelangelo, 1475-1564, painter. (copy after) Title:  The Grotto: Pieta with Two Angels, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Pieta with Two Angels, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Pieta: Carrara marble; Angels: bronze (?). Dimensions:  Pieta: approx. 4 1/2 ft. x 4 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. 8 in. Angels: approx. 5 ft. 8 in. x 3 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. 8 in., including bases. Description:  The Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ in her lap. The sculpture is set within a niche flanked on either side by two bronze angels atop rock bases. Each angel holds what appears to be an electric torch in an upraised hand. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion Religion -- New Testament -- Angel Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Director of Marketing, P. 0. Box 20008, Portland, Oregon 97220 Located The Grotto, N.E. 85th Avenue & Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97220 Remarks:  The Grotto is staffed by the Order of the Servants of Mary. It was founded in 1924 by Servite Friar Ambrose Mayer, who envisioned a place of retreat for experiencing the presence of God in nature. The sculptures were added at later various times. The Pieta is a replica of Michelangelo's Pieta. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Oregon Historical Society, 1976. 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 75007635   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75007635 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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