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Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais

Avenida do Contorno 6475
(Instituto Padre Machado)

Bom Pastor

Good Shepherd

Luís Pescosta
1946

Description

Bronze statue of Christ the Good Shepherd, erected for the 25th anniversary of the Institute Padre Machado.

Inscription(s)

divo magistro
magistri discipulique instituti
"PADRE MACHADO"
anno vigesimo quinto
ejus fundationis
xxv - i - mcmxlvi

Signature

L. Pescosta S. Paulo

Belo Horizonte - Bom Pastor

Sculptor

Luís (Luigi) Pescosta, Brazilian sculptor of Italian descent.

Sources & Information

Blogspot, Redescobrindo os Monumentos de Belo Horizonte.
Carime Zunzarren (Blogspot), esCULTURArte.

Locatie (S 19°56'25" - W 43°56'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: brmg061; Photograph: 11 July 2017
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