Christ Child Treading on a Serpent
Christ Child Treading on a Serpent
Christ Child Treading on a Serpent
Christ Child Treading on a Serpent

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Christ Child Treading on a Serpent,

1847

Carl Johann Steinhäuser, German, 1813–1879
y1953-239

Information

Title
Christ Child Treading on a Serpent
Dates

1847

Maker
Carl Johann Steinhäuser
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
102 x 36 x 29 cm (40 3/16 x 14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Women's Union Missionary Society
Object Number
y1953-239
Place Made

Europe

Inscription
Inscribed in relief on band: Agnus Dei
Culture
German
Type
sculpture
Materials
marble
Subject
children (people by age group), religious art, Christianity, marble, Christ, serpents, figures (representations)

Miss Stevens, Princeton; 1953 gift of the Women's Union Missionary Society.

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