Christ in the Garden

• Artist: Alfeo Faggi
• Medium: Bronze
• Dates: 1949
• Dimensions: 22 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (56.8 x 38.4 x 2.9 cm)
• Signature: Inscribed lower left corner: "A. FAGGi / 1949"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 4, Shelf N
• Accession Number: 50.37
• Image: 50.37.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Rectangular plaque with low relief scene of Christ seated on a round rock and leaning into the curved trunk of a tree with eyes closed and hands crossed below head; tree top with leaves and clusters of hanging grapes or flowers across top of plaque; all of the forms are stylized and rendered in linear and geometric patterns. Condition: Good.