Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: wood, painted, and bronze; Base: geodes, coral, assorted minerals

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Discalced Carmelite Fathers Carmelite Monastery and Shrines 1628 Ridge Road Carmelite Shrines Munster Indiana 46321

Date:

Ca. 1957

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.

Summary:

A calvary scene consisting of a bronze Christ mounted on a painted wooden cross. Mary stands below to his proper right, her hands raised as if reaching toward him. St. John stands to his proper left, his hands clasped. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base faced with geodes, corals and other minerals set in diamond patterns. The base has a two-stepped bottom.

Topic:

Religion--New Testament--Crucifixion  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Mary  Search this

Religion--Saint--St. John  Search this

Control number:

IAS IN000953

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_339419