The Resurrection (Fazzini)
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The Resurrection (La Resurrezione) is an 800-
Garden of Gethsemane
.
The sculpture's dimensions are 66 ft × 23 ft × 10 ft (20.1 m × 7.0 m × 3.0 m).[3] The commission for the work was ordered by Count Galeassi in 1965; casting began at the Michelucci Art Foundry in Pistoia in 1972; the final sketch was produced in 1975; and the work was completed and inaugurated on 28 September 1977.
The original work was done in
In commemoration of the 2013 Easter, the Vatican Post issued a postal stamp depicting the sculpture.[4]
See also
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
- List of statues of Jesus
References
- ^ a b c Gambardella, Carmine & al. "La Resurrezione by Pericle Fazzini in the Aula Paolo VI at the Vatican: The restoration of contemporary art by sacred multi-disciplinary dimensions". Accessed 29 April 2014.
- ^ a b "For us every statue is a prayer". L’Osservatore Romano. 19 September 2012. Accessed 29 April 2014.
- ^ a b Associated Press. "Fazzini Dies; Sculptor, 74". Schenectady Gazette, 4 December 1987. Accessed 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Stamp: Resurrection of Christ, by Pericle Fazzini, Vatican City (Easter 2013) Mi:VA 1757, Sn:VA 1516, Yt:VA 1614, Sg:VA 1677, WAD:VA005.13, Sas:VA 1614, Un:VA 1627". Colnect. Retrieved 25 August 2022.