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Female Saint (with crown of thorns collecting water from a spring)

Peruvian
18th century
about 1750
Object Place: Peru

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 83.82 x 119.7 cm (33 x 47 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 38 x 52 1/4 inches
Credit Line Gift of Robert D. and Nancy Hemenway Barton
Accession Number1997.40
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionRectangular painting with landscape at right, standing female saint at left center with white and black dress, wearing crown of thorns, and collecting water from a spring at left; roses throughout composition; carved and gilt frame.
ProvenanceThe artist; Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia; to Robert D. and Nancy Hemenway Barton, 1966; to MFA, 1997, gift of Robert D. and Nancy Hemenway Barton.