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A Fainting Woman

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1900-1925

GUSN

GUSN-198643

Description

Oil painting on canvas of a fainting woman. There are ten figures present: a priest is the central figure, wearing a red robe. The fainting woman is to the left and is wearing a white dress with a blue sash; she is held up by a man in a blue outfit and a woman with a red feather in her hair. The setting is in a cathedral with a stained glass window in the back and an altar. The wood frame is gilt with a concave center border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
gesso
wood (plant material)
Painting

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P195
FA099

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

22 1/16 x 28 x 2 6/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.618

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