Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: sandstone; Base: stone

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse Highway 152 Walk leading to Cemetery Nerinx Kentucky 40049

Date:

Installed Sept. 17, 1911

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.

Summary:

Standing figure of Christ carrying cross on his proper right shoulder while reaching to standing figure of Mary with his proper left hand. Mary is bent slightly forward with both hands clasped at her chest. Above the sculpture is an arch supported by four columns. The arch has the symbol of a cross on its front.

Topic:

Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Mary  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Crucifixion  Search this

Emblem--Cross  Search this

Control number:

IAS KY000085

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_321678