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Les sœurs cardinales
1964
Yérassimo (Gerasimos) Sklavos
1927 - 1967

Yerassimos Sklavos was born in 1927 in Athens, Greece, and studied at the Athens school of Fine Arts. He died prematurely in 1967. The same year, the Paris Biennale displayed medals that he had designed. The following year, the Rodin Museum in Paris paid tribute to him.

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Category
Sculpture
Acquisition mode
Purchase
Materials
granite, marble
Overall size
440 x 360 x 100
Technique(s)
direct carving
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Location
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Location
Parc du Mont-Royal
Localization
facing Smith House
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Parc Mont-Royal
  • 27 Artworks
  • 1h30min
  • Lac-aux-Castors Pavilion
  • Chalet du Mont-Royal

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Artwork description

The artwork, situated facing Smith House in Mount Royal Park, presents simplified figures of nuns placed back to back and holding each other’s hands, evoking the prominence of religious iconography in the history of architecture. This simplified iconography was typical of the 1960s. Made of white marble, the monolithic and monumental artwork is halfway between abstract and figurative and sanctifies the religious symbol of the nun.