Shrine of the Pieta, (sculpture)

Shrine of the Pieta, (sculpture)

Unknown, sculptor.

Shrine of the Pieta, (sculpture)

Sorrowful Mother, (sculpture).

Mary holds the dead Christ. Her proper right arms holds the body behind its back, with her proper left hand beneath Christ's limp proper left hand. Mary wears a cloak and robe and Christ wears a loincloth. Sculpture is in enclosed within a niche in a gazebo, with the opening covered with Plexiglas.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion

State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow

State of Being -- Death

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Cumberland

Administered by SS Peter and Paul Church, 125 Fayette Street, Cumberland, Maryland 21502

Located SS Peter and Paul's Cemetery, 541 Fayette Street, In gazebo at rear of cemetery, very top of the hill, Cumberland, Maryland

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.

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