Creator(s)	Thomas Crawford (1813–1857)
Title	Christian Pilgrim in Sight of Rome
Date created	1847
Medium	Marble
Provenance	Gift of the heirs of Eliza Callahan Cleveland, 1914
Location/Call number	UH147
Wall Label	An allegory of faith, this small sculpture was perfectly suited in size and subject for the Victorian-era parlor. The young woman depicted here is a religious pilgrim, identifiable as such by the sea-shell on her cloak. (Like all good symbols, the shell has a number of meanings, one of which, due to its association with the fishermen/apostles of Christ, is pilgrimage.) Encouraged by the sculpture’s title, we are invited to imagine the setting: having undertaken a long journey in the name of faith, the young woman sees, for the first time and with a burst of emotion and inspiration, the city of Rome and, in the distance, the resplendent dome of St. Peter’s.
Exhibition section	The_Literary_Ideal
Link to Exhibit Page	http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/american-neoclassic-sculpture-at-boston-athenaeum
Source	UH147-NEA-JLT2012.jpg
Rights	Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46