Pieta, (sculpture).

Pieta, (sculpture).

Agnati, sculptor.

Fonderia Artistica, founder.

Pieta, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished granite.

Sculpture: approx. 4 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 5 x 5 ft.

(Drape of Mary's robe by Christ's proper left hand, incised:) Agnati (Drape of Mary's robe by Christ's proper left hand, raised:) FONDERIA ARTISTICA/G BOSISIO/MILANO signed

Mary, wearing long robes, sandals, and a hood, is seated, holding the dead Christ in her lap. Jesus wears only a loin cloth and has stab wounds visible on his proper left hand, proper right foot, and the proper right side of his torso. Mary sits on a two-tiered base.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion

State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow

State of Being -- Death

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Sayreville

Administered by Our Lady of Victory Church, Rectory, 42 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey

Located New Calvary Cemetery, Entrance, Washington Road, Sayreville, New Jersey

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.

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