When I Was Naked Explained

When I Was Naked
Artist:Timothy Schmalz
Medium:Bronze
Subject:Jesus
Height Metric:61
Width Metric:76
Length Metric:71
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in

When I Was Naked, also known as When I Was Naked You Clothed Me, is a sculpture of Jesus by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz. The original sculpture was installed in 2016 at San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. Additional replicas of the statue by Schmalz have been placed in various locations across North America, starting in 2017.

This sculpture is part of the Matthew 25 Series by Schmalz. The series of 5 sculptures depicts the Bible passage of Matthew 25:31-46. These sculptures include: "When I was Naked", "When I was a Stranger", "When I was Hungry, Thirsty", "When I was Sick", and "When I was in Prison".[1] [2]

Description

The work depicts Jesus seated with His head bent down and His hand outstretched. He is naked and covered by a piece of cardboard.[3]

The dimensions of the statue is 24by.[4]

History

When I Was Naked was designed by Timothy Schmalz, a Canadian sculptor and a Catholic. Schmalz was partly inspired to create the statue in 2013 when he visited Rome to discuss the creation of another sculpture, Homeless Jesus. While in Rome, Schmalz saw homeless people across his hotel, building things with cardboard and getting ready for the night. The scene helped Schmalz realize that his next sculpture needed to be a naked figure to make sense.[5]

The first cast of When I Was Naked was installed inside a portico at the entrance of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome.[3] [5] [6]

In 2017, a year after the first cast was unveiled, a copy of the statue created by Schmalz was installed at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati.[7] By the end of 2019, there were copies of the sculpture installed in four other Catholic parishes, including the one in Cincinnati, one at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit,[3] one outside St. Patrick's Church in Toronto,[3] and another at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C..[8] Another copy of the sculpture was unveiled in 2021 at Malachi House on Clinton Avenue in Cleveland.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gravelle . Jeanne . Corporal Works of Mercy . 2024-02-14 . Timothy Paul Schmalz . en-CA.
  2. Web site: Matthew 25 Collection . 2024-02-14 . www.communitywestfoundation.org.
  3. Web site: Conlon . Mickey . www.catholicregister.org. Sculptor draws inspiration from homeless . 16 November 2023. The Catholic Register . en-ca. 16 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231116183126/https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29590-sculptor-draws-inspiration-from-homeless . live .
  4. Web site: When I Was Naked. www.sculpturebytps.com. Sculpture By Timothy P. Schmalz. 2020. 7 November 2023.
  5. Web site: A Conversation with Sculptor Timothy Schmalz. www.kolbetimes.com. 8 June 2016. 17 November 2023. Kolbe Times.
  6. Web site: 17 April 2016 . Bronze sculpture, religion, and artist Tim Schmalz . 16 November 2023. www.rcinet.ca. Radio Canada International . en-US . 24 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210524144503/https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/04/17/bronze-sculpture-religion-and-artist-tim-schmalz/ . live .
  7. Web site: About. www.sculpturebytps.com. 17 November 2023. Sculpture By Timothy P. Schmalz.
  8. Web site: New statue outside Cathedral of St. Matthew offers 'a real wake-up call to the value of a person,' patron says . cathstan.org. 16 November 2023. 10 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210134920/https://cathstan.org/news/local/new-statue-outside-cathedral-of-st-matthew-offers-a-real-wake-up-call-to-the-value-of-a-person-patron-says . live .
  9. Web site: Nyorkor . Sia . Williams . Avery . 2021-12-26 . This nearly completed art collection will only be found in Cleveland and Italy (photos) . 16 November 2023. www.cleveland19.com. Cleveland19.com . en . 14 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114080701/https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/12/26/this-nearly-completed-art-collection-will-only-be-found-cleveland-italy-photos/ . live .
  10. Web site: The Matthew 25 Collection Draws Attention To Cleveland's Less Fortunate . 16 November 2023. clevelandmagazine.com . en . 16 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231116183136/https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/museums-galleries/articles/the-matthew-25-collection-draws-attention-to-cleveland%27s-less-fortunate . live .

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