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Title
Painting by Parisana depicting the Madonna and Child
Creator
Parisana
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a painting by Parisana depicting the Madonna and Child, [s.d.]. The Madonna sits against a stone post at center with a lightly-colored sash wrapped around her hair. A nude baby with curly hair sits on her left leg and leans its head against her chest. She cradles the baby with both hands while plants stand behind them on the left. A river leads to a mountain range in the right background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m30617
USC-1-1-1-14104 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-44343
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m30617
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-44343.jpg
Subject
Art--Christian #2
Painting
Christian art and symbolism
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art
Place
USA
Source
44343 [Accession number]
CHS-44343 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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