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La Piedad

Pieta

The Pietà (Italian for pity) is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus
(Wikipedia)

Manena Juan
2001

Description

Bronze pieta at the entrance of the cemetery. The Pieta has a third person standing.

Sculptor

Magdalena 'Manena' Juan Rijo (Las Palmas de GC), Spanish-Canarian sculptor, living in Guía de Gran Canaria (Biography).

Sources & Information

La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Agüimes (without any information).
Ayuntamiento de Agüimes, Patrimonio Cultural: Museo al aire libre.

Locatie (N 27°54'13" - W 15°26'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca060; Photograph: 5 January 2015
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