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(Sacred Heart Bas-Relief), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Egan and Prindeville, architectural firm. Title:  (Sacred Heart Bas-Relief), (sculpture). Medium:  Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 15 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Bas-relief over the entrance to the church depicts a visitation of Christ to Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 17th century. Christ stands in the center of the relief on a cloud. He wears flowing robes and a halo. He points to the Sacred Heart emblem on his chest. Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque kneels to the left. She wears a nun's habit and both her hands are raised in adulation. To the right, a single lighted candle stands on a covered altar. A striped pillar stands between Christ and the altar. A pair of winged angel heads, each with distinct features, flanks Christ. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Portrait female -- Alacoque, Margaret Mary -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Nun Emblem -- Heart Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Sacred Heart Cathedral, 296 Flower City Park, Rochester, New York 14615 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Commissioned by Monsignor George V. Burns, the first rector of the Sacred Heart Parish. The Church was completed in 1927 and the relief was executed sometime during the Depression by a journeyman carver. IAS files contain an excerpt from the booklet "History of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001686   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001686 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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