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GUSN-12708
Sepia-toned photo of a painting of the Armoured Saint, standing in a doorway. He holds a broken staff in his right hand, his left hand on his hips. A swag of fruit hangs above his head. in the background is a winding road leading to a castle on the hillside. Dark stained wood frame has a double raised rib with an gilded inner edge of beaded gesso. Under glass.
prints (visual works)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
gesso
gilding
glass (material)
photographs
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
allegory (artistic device)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
religions (concept)
saints
Gesso
Glass
photographic print
Allegorical Figure
Religion
Saint
Beaded
Gilded
PICTURE, RELIGIOUS
Insignia on the lower right corner.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Europe
28.75 x 17.375 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1813
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