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Santiago Menor

Saint James the Minor

or James, son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles. Depicted with a club, since he is said to have been clubbed to death
(Wikipedia)
Patron of the city of Funchal

António Duarte
1944

Description

Stone relief of Saint James with scroll and club, with the letters SCS and IAC / OBS.

Inscription(s)

S. THIAGO me.

Signature

a. dvarte | 1944

Annotation

Inaugurated 9 December 1944.

Sculptor

António Duarte Silva Santos (Caldas da Rainha 1912 - 1998) , Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Funchal Municipio, Funchal: Cidade com Arte (2010) (PDF on-line).
Madeira Quase Esquecida, O que nos contam as nossas estátuas… (Facebook).
Arquipelagos, Image Bank.
António Carlos Jardim Valente, As artes plásticas na Madeira (1910-1990), (Funchal, 1999), p. 69.
A geodiversidade como matéria prima na criação artística no Arquipélago da Madeira - Madeira Island´s Art by Geodiversity (Blogspot).

Locatie (N 32°39'0" - W 16°54'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma022; Photograph: 7 January 2014
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