Sculptor:

Zarlenga, Angelo  Search this

Founder:

A. Bruni Fiise  Search this

Medium:

Figure: bronze; Base: Carrara marble

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

St. Dominic Church 775 Harrison Avenue New Orleans Louisiana 70124

Date:

Commissioned 1961

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.

Summary:

Standing full-length figure of St. Dominic of Guzman, with a star on his head. Figure is wearing a religious robe, with a rosary hanging on his proper left side. His proper left hand holds a book to his proper left hip. The figure's proper right hand is raised above his head. The figure stands on a base featuring a relief of a dog with a torch in its mouth on one side, and a shield with a cross on the opposite side.

Topic:

Religion--Saint--St. Dominic  Search this

Dress--Ecclesiastical  Search this

Object--Other--Rosary  Search this

Animal--Dog  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Shield  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this

Object--Other--Torch  Search this

Emblem--Cross  Search this

Control number:

IAS LA000092

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_320050