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Christ in the Garden

Artist: Alfeo Faggi, American, born Italy, 1885-1966
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"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 50.37
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Image: Overall, 50.37.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

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.

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