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La Vierge à l'enfant

Saint Mary with Child

The mother of Jesus Christ
(Wikipedia)

Joseph-Hugues Fabisch
1855

Description

Stone statue of St. Mary with Child.

Artist

Joseph-Hugues Fabisch (Aix-en-Provence 1812 - Lyon 1886), French sculptor (Wikipedia – Musée du Diocèse de Lyon).

Sources & Information

Catherine de Rivaz, et al., Guide des Madones de Lyon (Lyon, 2008), p. 33.
Séverine Penlou, Rôles et fonctions de la sculpture religieuse à Lyon de 1850 à 1914 (thèse Lyon 2, 2008) (PDF on-line), cat. 869.

Location (N 45°45'31" - E 4°49'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra332; Photograph: 18 August 2018
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