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Title
The painting "Saint John in the Wilderness", possibly by Murillo
Creator
Murillo
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 entitled "St. John in the Wilderness", possibly by Murillo, [s.d.]. Saint John is shown at center from his torso to his head and he is looking up to the sky with his body turned slightly to the left and his hand over his heart. He is holding a long pole with ribbons on the end at right. He is wearing a dark sleeveless shirt and has a dark beard and mustache. His dark hair reaches to his shoulders. The back of the photo print reads "Gainsborough's Merillo".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w
17 x 13 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m18308
USC-1-1-1-14079
USC-1-1-1-14104 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11243
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18308
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11243.jpg
Subject
Art
Mission San Juan Bautista
Art--Christian #1
San Juan Bautista Mission
Religious facilities
Place
California
USA
Source
1-136-41 [Microfiche number]
11243 [Accession number]
CHS-11243 [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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