Rabboni (sculpture)
Appearance
Rabboni | |
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Ffoulke Memorial, Rabboni-Ffoulke Memorial | |
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Artist | Gutzon Borglum |
Year | 1909 |
Type | Bronze sculpture |
Dimensions | 190 cm × 94 cm × 94 cm (75 in × 37 in × 37 in) |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
38°56′54.1″N 77°0′40.24″W / 38.948361°N 77.0111778°W | |
Owner | Rock Creek Cemetery |
Rabboni is a public artwork by
Smithsonian Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993. It is a tribute to Charles Matthews Ffoulke, prominent Washington banker and tapestry collector.[1][2]
Description
This
Jesus Christ has risen from his tomb on Easter
.
The lower right of the sculpture is signed: Gutzon Borglum Sc / Gorham Co.
The front of the sculptures base is inscribed: RABBONI
On the back of the center granite piece is an upper bronze plaque which is inscribed:
- THE END OF BIRTH IS DEATH
- THE END OF DEATH IS LIFE AND
- WHERFOR MOURNEST THOU
A lower bronze plaque is inscribed:
- IN MEMORY OF
- Charles Mather Ffoulke
- 1841–1909
- Sarah Cushing
- His Wife
- 1852–1926
- AND THEIR CHILDREN
- HORACE CUSHING FFOULKE
- 1876–1903
- GWENDOLINE FFOULKE
- CHARLES MATHER FFOULKE II
- 1889–1912
- AND
- HORACE CUSHING
- BELOVED FATHER OF SARAH CUSHING
- 1819–1865[2]
Gallery
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Detail
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Front
Information
The title of this piece, Rabboni, is traditionally spelled "Rabbouni", which is Aramaic in origin [similar to Hebrew form of "rabbi"]. Upon seeing the resurrected Christ, Magdalene calls him "Rabbouni," per this Bible passage:[3]
- "Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabbouni; which is to say, dear Master". (KJV)
Actress Edith Wynne Matthison was the model for the statue.[3]
Further reading
- Price, Willadene, Gutzon Borglum, Artist and Patriot. Chicago: Rand McNally (1972). [ISBN missing]
References
- ^ Rachel Bucci (2006). "Rock Creek Cemetery: A Place of Tranquility in Our City". Neighborhood News. DC North. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ a b SOS (1993). "Rabboni, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ a b c Borglum, Mary (Montgomery) (1949). Gutzon Borglum: A Brief Sketch of His Life and Work. Rapid City, South Dakota: Mount Rushmore Memorial Society. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 10 June 2021.