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Title
The painting "The Holy Family" by Knauss depicting Joseph, Mary and the child Christ surrounded by cherubim
Creator
Knauss
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 the painting "The Holy Family" by Knauss depicting Joseph, Mary and the child Christ surrounded by cherubim, [s.d.]. Mary sits in the center of the painting, holding the naked baby Christ in her lap. Cherubs descend from the left sky, adoring the child. In the right background, Joseph stares at them, his hand on the reigns of his donkey. In the right tophand corner, a crescent moon shines through night time clouds.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m18432
USC-1-1-1-14104 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-8759
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18432
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-8759.jpg
Subject
Art--Christian #3
Art
Residential sites
Source
8759 [Accession number]
CHS-8759 [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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