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- Title
- Pieta leaves Vatican for fair.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: C-30830 PIETA LEAVES VATICAN FOR FAIR VATICAN CITY -- Securely anchored to an open truck, Michelangelo’s priceless sculpture, Pieta, leaves St. Peter’s Basilica (background) for Naples on the first leg of its trip to the New York World’s Fair. In Naples the crate, weighing a total of about six tons, was to be fastened to the deck of the Cristoforo Colombo for its ocean voyage. Insured for $6,000,000, the statue of the Virgin and the Crucified Christ, was packed with asbestos and plastic materials in a wooden crate. The inner box was then placed in an outer steel case. It was addressed to Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, president of the Vatican Pavilion where the famous work of art will be viewed by millions. The trip marks the first time the statue left its permanent place in St. Peter’s in more than 450 years. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-4B-64-NAB)
- Creator Name(s)
- Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
- Date Created
- 1964, April 4, 1964, April 4, 1964
- Name Subject(s)
- Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.), Vatican Palace (Vatican City)
- Topical Subject(s)
- Pietà., Catholic Church buildings--Vatican City., Packing for shipment., Trucks--Vatican City., Arts and diplomacy--Vatican City., Plazas--Vatican City.
- Geographic subjects
- Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Vatican City., Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City), Europe--Holy See
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30830; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
- Identifier (local)
- RNS-RG1_C-30830
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:348289
- Title
- Pieta leaves Vatican for fair.
- Description
- Alternate caption.
- Creator Name(s)
- Keystone (Rome, Italy) (author)
- Date Created
- 1964, April 4, 1964, April 4, 1964
- Name Subject(s)
- Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.), Vatican Palace (Vatican City)
- Topical Subject(s)
- Pietà., Catholic Church buildings--Vatican City., Packing for shipment., Trucks--Vatican City., Arts and diplomacy--Vatican City., Plazas--Vatican City.
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30830; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
- Identifier (local)
- RNS-RG1_C-30830_02
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:348578
