Marco Augusto Dueñas (born 1971) is a sculptor, born in Córdoba, Spain.[1]
In 1986 he joined the Madrid Schools of Arts and Crafts for three years, combining his studies with work as a jewellery designer. At 17 he designed and created sculptures for private individuals and restored the altar of the church of the former convent of the Merced County Council.[citation needed] In 1993 he graduated from the Mateo Inurria Art School in Córdoba, Spain.[1]
In 2005 he was invited to participate in a global contest by Pope Benedict XVI to make a sculpture of Santa Rafaela María Porras, to be exhibited in the Vatican. The sculpture, 4.5 metres (14.8 ft) high and made of white marble, is permanently exposed on the exterior facade of St. Peter's Basilica and was blessed by the Pope on 20 January 2010. During that year, he was asked, yet again, to create another sculpture for the Vatican - of Saint Maron. The sculpture, 5.5 metres (18.0 ft) high and made of white Carrara marble, is exposed on the exterior facade of St. Peter's Basilica and blessed by the Pope on 23 February 2011.[2][3] Some of his sculptures and bas-reliefs have been made for Almudena Cathedral.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Rafael Aguilar (20 June 2016). "Marco Augusto Dueñas, el mármol eterno". ABC Sevilla. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Pope blesses St. Maron statue, sign of communion, peace and reconciliation". Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ a b Zalzal, Zéna (24 August 2011). "Marco Augusto Dueñas, l'art comme expression du sacré". L'Orient-Le Jour. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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