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ID: 700009442 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009442 | Record Type: Built Work |
Images: 1 | |
Christ the Redeemer (monumental sculpture; created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, with Romanian scu...; 1931) | |
Note: Monumental statue located on Corcovado Mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro harbor in Brazil. | |
Titles: |
Christ the Redeemer (preferred,C,U,D,English-P,U,P) |
Cristo Redentor (C,U,Portuguese-P,U,P) |
Catalog Level: item |
monumental sculpture [300400887] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by form>) |
statue [300047600] |
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>) |
sculptures (preferred) |
monuments |
structures |
Creation Date: 1931 |
created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, with Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioning the face, and constructed by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot [preferred] |
engineer Caquot, André (French engineer, 1923-2004) [500476013] |
sculptor Leonida, Gheorghe (Romanian sculptor, 1892 or 1893-1942) [500476014] |
sculptor Landowski, Paul (French sculptor, 1875-1961) [500029352] |
engineer Silva, Heitor da Costa (Brazilian architect, contemporary) [500229316] |
Locations: |
Cerro Corcovado [7277507] Los Lagos (region (administrative division)), Chile (nation), South America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Address Note: 22°57′7″S 43°12′38″W |
Display Materials: reinforced concrete and soapstone |
soapstone (metamorphic rock) [300011665] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock) |
reinforced concrete [300010775] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, concrete, <concrete by technique>) |
Dimensions: statue; 98 feet tall; with pedestal; 125 feet tall; span of arms: 92 feet; weight: 625 metric tons |
Brazilian (preferred) |
Art Deco [300021426] (preferred,N/A) | |
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>) |
religion and mythology (preferred,aboutness) |
Christ the Redeemer [901000480] | |
.....((Themes surrounding Jesus Christ, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON) |
Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity, ca. 6/4 BCE-ca. 30 CE) [500344051] | |
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN) |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Built Works |
.......... Built Works by class: monuments and monumental structures |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Christ the Redeemer | ........ [VP] |
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Christ the Redeemer," accessed 30 April 2018 | |
........ Yadav et al, Earthquake vulnerability of free standing monolithic statues (2010) | |
........ Serbin, Church-State Reciprocity in Contemporary Brazil (1996) | |
Cristo Redentor | ........ [VP] |
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Christ the Redeemer," accessed 30 April 2018 | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Christ the Redeemer," accessed 30 April 2018 |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Christ the Redeemer," accessed 30 April 2018 | |
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