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The Apparation of the Virgin to St. Bernard

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-222917

Description

Framed photographic print of a painting by Filippino Lippi, "The Apparition of the Virgin to St Bernard". In the foreground, the saint, seated at a desk, experiences a vision of the Virgin, long silhouette wearing a cloak and a tunic. In the background, the rocks form the stairs where Cistercian monks converse or look toward to the main scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographic prints
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Print, Photographic

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P642

Maker

Reproduction of Lippi, Filippo, ca. 1406-1469 (Artist)

Dimensions

25 6/16 x 24 5/16 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1065

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