Monday, July 14, 2014

Two Archangels

St. Michael, the Archangel, by Giulio Guiggi, church of Santa Maria del Soccorso, piazza della Vittoria, Livorno
St. Michael, the Archangel, a statue by the sculptor Giulio Guiggi on a holy water font of Santa Maria del Soccorso.
St. Gabriel, the Archangel, by Vitaliano De Angelis, church of Santa Maria del Soccorso, piazza della Vittoria, Livorno
On the other font we can see St. Gabriel, the Archangel, in a sculpture by Vitaliano De Angelis.

See also: Santa Maria del Soccorso - A Cross within a Cross - The Nave - Three Altars

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9 comments:

  1. RevrunnerJuly 14, 2014 at 12:10 AM

    How very unusual adornment for baptismal fonts.

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  2. William KendallJuly 14, 2014 at 12:29 AM

    They're very different, but quite dramatic!

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  3. RandyJuly 14, 2014 at 3:47 AM

    Beautiful artwork.

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  4. cieldequimperJuly 14, 2014 at 2:20 PM

    The second one is very striking and different, I like it a lot.

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  5. BirdmanJuly 14, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    Scary for a kid screaming at the font, I bet.

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  6. VPJuly 14, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    Birdman - You are right! My mistake, now corrected: these are not baptismal fonts, but holy water fonts at the entrance of the church...

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  7. HalcyonJuly 14, 2014 at 3:05 PM

    St. Michael is always popular for artists. :)

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  8. Luis GomezJuly 14, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    Dramatic beautiful pieces.

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  9. DinaJuly 14, 2014 at 9:58 PM

    They are so handsome.
    We could use the help of a few archangels over here.

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