The Resurrection (Fazzini)

1977 sculpture by Pericle Fazzini

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The Resurrection (La Resurrezione) is a bronze and brass sculpture by Pericle Fazzini in the Paul VI Audience Hall in Rome.[1] Intended to capture the anguish of 20th century mankind living under the threat of nuclear war, La Resurrezione depicts Jesus rising from a nuclear crater in the Garden of Gethsemane. Fazzini summarized the action of the statue as "Christ rises from this crater torn open by a nuclear bomb; an atrocious explosion, a vortex of violence and energy."[2]

The sculpture's dimensions are 66 ft × 23 ft × 10 ft (20.1 m × 7.0 m × 3.0 m).[1] It weighs 30 tons and cost $400,000.[3] The commission for the work was ordered by Count Galeassi in 1965; casting began at the Michelucci Art Foundry in Pistoia in 1972; the final sketch was produced in 1975[citation needed] Fazzini created the statue in a workshop in San Lorenzo in Piscibus, during a period when it was deconsecrated.[4] The statue was created in honor of Pope Paul VI's 80th birthday. The pope unveiled and blessed the statue on September 28, 1977, with Fazzini in attendance. He described the statue as "monumental and unique".[3]

The original work was done in polystyrene and the fumes of the burning plastic gave Fazzini a blood clot during its production.[citation needed]

In 1978, San Marino attempted to issue three stamps with pictures of the statue for Christmas. Although Fazzini approved of the stamps, Vatican City argued that it had the sole right to reproduce images of the statue and convinced San Marino to cancel them.[5][6] In 2013, to commemorate Easter, the Vatican Post issued a postal stamp depicting the sculpture.[7]

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## References

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1. ^ a b Associated Press. "Fazzini Dies; Sculptor, 74". Schenectady Gazette, 4 December 1987. Accessed 29 April 2014.
2. ^ "Pericle Fazzini, 74, a Sculptor for Vatican". The New York Times. The New York Times. 5 December 1987. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
3. ^ a b "Pope Blesses Bronze of Christ Resurrected". Associated Press. 29 September 1977. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
4. ^ "La Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Piscibus". www.vatican.va. The Holy See. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
5. ^ Armstrong, George (2 December 1978). "Stamp War won by Vatican". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
6. ^ "Vatican Wins War on Stamps". Manchester Evening News. 15 December 1978. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
7. ^ "Stamp: Resurrection of Christ, by Pericle Fazzini, Vatican City (Easter 2013) Mi:VA 1757, Sn:VA 1516, Yt:VA 1614, Sg:VA 1677, WAD:VA005.13, Sas:VA 1614, Un:VA 1627". Colnect. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

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