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Raffl.,
Religion -- Saint
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Architectural component
Sculpture
St. Vincent de Paul, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Raffl., founder.
Title:
St. Vincent de Paul, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Vincent de Paul, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: metal, probably bronze, painted; Base: brick and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 8 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Proper left side of integral base, below girl's foot, raised lettering:) RAFFL. PARIS (Bronze plaque on front of base, incised lettering:) ST VINCENT/DE PAUL unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A depiction of St. Vincent de Paul with two children. St. Vincent is slightly balding, with goatee and moustache, and stands cloaked in cardinal's clothes, holding a child to his chest in the crook of his proper right arm. By his proper left side is a barefoot little girl in a dress who looks up at him, hugging him with her proper right arm and raising a corner of her dress with her proper left hand. The sculpture is painted gloss yellow ochre and mounted upon a rectangular brick base capped with concrete.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Vincent
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Vincent de Paul Church, 2300 Green Street, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was previously sited on the church's roof, removed in 1957 and placed in its present location. It was previously gilded, but the gilding was removed.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco 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 CA001421
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001421
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