#600 St. Piergiorgio Frassati Statue | Handmade In Italy | All Finishes & Sizes

Demetz Art Studio portrays St. Pier Giorgio Frassati as a young mountaineer, standing on rocky ground in hiking boots with a walking staff at his side. The rocky base and everyday clothing recall the mountain excursions he shared with friends in northern Italy. At a nominal 60″ tall, the figure brings a recognizable image of the young Italian saint to a parish chapel, Catholic school, or campus ministry center.

For Frassati, the friendships he formed on the mountain went hand in hand with a life of prayer and service. A member of the Dominican Third Order, he drew strength from the Eucharist and spent much of his free time visiting and helping poor families in Turin through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Pope Leo XIV canonized him on September 7, 2025. His story gives parishes and schools a concrete way to introduce young people to a saint whose faith was visible in how he spent his time and cared for others.

Materials, Finishes & Sizing

Made in Italy, the statue is available in hand-carved linden wood or cast fiberglass. The linden wood version can be hand-painted in traditional colors, or quoted in natural wood or a stained finish. Fiberglass can be quoted in traditional colors or in white, bronze-tone, or silver-tone finishes. For outdoor installations, contact us to confirm a fiberglass finish suitable for the location.

The total figure height is 63", and custom sizes can be requested. If the statue will sit on an existing pedestal or inside a niche, please provide the available space so we can confirm the overall height, base dimensions, and mounting requirements.

Church Statuary Projects & Professional Installation

Holy Land Art Company has completed church statuary projects and provides in-house design, delivery, and professional installation services. We can help your parish or school plan the statue’s placement, select a pedestal, and coordinate installation. View our completed church statuary projects.

Availability & Shipping

This statue is made to order in Italy. Contact us for pricing, current production lead time, and a freight quote based on the size, material, finish, and delivery location. If you are planning a dedication or installation, please share your target date when requesting a quote.

Additional Finish Notes

Wood Carved

• The Demetz Art Studio has been working with wood for over 130 years, following the tradition of wood carving in Val Gardena. Wood carvings are valuable for their timeless beauty as they become more precious with age.
• The kind of wood used to create these fine works of art is called Linden wood or Lime wood (Lat. Tilia). It is imported rom Eastern Europe, cut, and kiln dried in the workshop. After that, blocks of wood get glued together to form the block needed for the size of the statue to be carved.
• Linden wood is used for carving because it is not too hard, fairly white in color and when professionally kiln dried, it does not make small cracks later. The latter is much more likely to happen with pine wood. Only the heartwood of the tree trunk is used because it is almost knotless. That way the wooden statue will have an even, homogeneous surface and a fine woodgrain appearance.
• In Val Gardena, a Northern region of Italy, the tradition of wood carving dates back to the 17th century
• The colors used in the studio are regular oil colors. Even though the statues look polychrome, the artists use only 12 basic colors. These get mixed by hand to obtain endless varieties and shades. The final result depends on the pigments, the technique, the manual skills and the experience of the master painter. As a result, each statue is a unique piece in its coloring and design.

Fiberglass

• Made from a mixture of fiberglass and resin, these statues are lightweight, weather resistant and easy to maintain. Thanks to these characteristics it makes them a popular choice for both, indoor and outdoor settings.
• Fiberglass statues in a monotone bronze, aluminum, terracotta or white marble finish are made using a special technique that lets them withstand the outdoor elements and makes them suitable for outdoor display.
• Colored fiberglass statues, instead, cannot be guaranteed for outdoor use. They are hand painted with oil colors using the same traditional technique as with wood carvings. Any kind of colors applied to a fiberglass statue will fade when kept outdoors.

Each artwork is uniquely crafted and handmade to order; it may be slightly different in shape, size, texture, and color from what is shown in pictures. All work can be customized in color and dimensions.

Full custom works are also available. To see samples of our custom statuary visit our renovations & interior site here.

Colored finishes and wood are not recommended for outdoor use. Fiberglass in a monotone finish is suggested.