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Sacred Christian Art; Classical, Traditional Catholic Themes in Paintings, Sculpture, and Architectural Settings. Existing art work and commissions. Featuring the art of Cornelius Edmund Sullivan. Updated 7-14-2010
CARVING A MARBLE PIETA VIDEO:
A daily log of pictures of a new marble carving, a Pieta, can be seen here as the sculpture evolves.
Let the chips fall where they may.
"Taking away is an inquiry, a philosophic endeavor- stripping away excess to get at the truth." - Eric Scigliano, Michelangelo's Mountain, 2005, p. 97.
DAY SIXTY-FIVE, February 18, 2006, the last day of carving.
Pieta is an Italian word meaning "pity," "compassion," "sorrow," it is derived from the Latin pietas. It is the name traditionally given to works of art representing the dead body of Christ in the arms of His Mother.
The bottom of page "Day One" links to "Day Two", etc.
day one two three four five week one
sixteen seventeen eighteen twenty week four
twenty-four twenty-five twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-nine
thirty-seven (hole in the marble)
forty fifty-three fifty-eight fifty-nine sixty-one
WHO ARE THEY? II -Tradition and Innovation
An Overview-Small photos of some days
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MARBLE SCULPTURE
Pieta, marble, 22" high. Click on an image to see an enlargement and information.
The purpose of CatholicArtGallery.com is to present works of sacred art that are for sale, and to show commissions for churches and shrines that have been completed. We are experienced in working with architects and pastors on new construction and on renovations.
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Our Loving Mother, marble, 11 feet high, Conyers, GA.
Our Lady Shelter from the Storm, marble, life size.
Collection of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Miami, FL
Madonna and Child, marble, life size.
Collection of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Miami, FL.
Risen Christ, marble, granite. Saint Zepherin's Church, Wayland, MA.
A WOODEN CRUCIFIX
Crucifix, wood, 9' x 9'. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Miami, FL.
PAINTINGS click on an image
Cross, oil on canvas, 16" x 20".
Lamentation, oil on canvas, 36" x 48".
Angel, oil on canvas, 24" x 36".
Descent from the Cross, oil on canvas, 16" x 20".
Head of Christ, oil on wood, 12" x 16".
Jesus as a Young Man, oil on canvas, 6' x 9'. Saint Mary's Church, Holliston, MA.
Loaves and Fishes, oil on canvas, 5' x 8'.
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