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(The Virgin and Child with an Audience of the Pope and the Faithful), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Schmitt, Johann 1825-1898  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings-Altarpiece
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Holy Family Church Chicago Illinois
Date:
1873
Notes:
Lennon, Timothy (conservator), 1992.
Summary:
Mary is standing on a cloud and Jesus stands on a green sphere on Mary's proper right side. Both are wearing robes and crowns. The pope is below them in the left foreground. Other male figures appear behind the pope, and in the right foreground. St. Peter's is visible in the center background.
Topic:
Religion--New Testament--Mary  Search this
Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Pope  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Architecture exterior--Religious--Church  Search this
Architecture exterior--Religious--St. Peter's Basilica  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73261409
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_310053