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Pieta

A work made of bronze.

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  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

Modeled 1931, cast 1932

Artist:

Alfeo Faggi
American, born Italy, 1885–1966

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Alfeo Faggi

Title

Pieta

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Modeled 1931

Medium

Bronze

Inscriptions

base, right front: A. FAGGI/1931 base, right: CAST BY/AM-ART BRONZE FDY/CHICAGO-1932

Dimensions

71.1 × 45.7 cm (28 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

Samuel P. Avery Fund

Reference Number

1932.1363

Extended information about this artwork

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