Fabricator:

Daprato Statuary Company  Search this

Painter:

Buonarroti, Michelangelo 1475-1564 (copy after)  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: white marble; Base: stone

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Copy

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

St. Anthony's Church Park in front of church at Park Place, Seward Place & Nott Street Schenectady New York

Date:

Installed soon after World War II

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

Summary:

The sculpture, a copy of Michelangelo's "Pieta," depicts Mary holding the lifeless body of Jesus in her lap. Jesus rests against her proper right arm.

Topic:

History--United States--World War II  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Mary  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Crucifixion  Search this

State of Being--Death--Execution  Search this

State of Being--Emotion--Sorrow  Search this

Control number:

IAS NY001100

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_341198