Penitente Santo Entierro or (Saint in Earth)

1937

Eldora P. Lorenzini

Associated Names
Eldora P. Lorenzini

Artist, American, 1910 - 1993

This is a painting of a figure lying down in a wooden coffin-like structure. The figure is anatomical, with visible muscles and ligaments, and rests upon a pink patterned fabric. The framework is made of finished wooden planks, intersected by turned spindles, creating a cage-like enclosure. The figure's face is partially preserved. Below the structure, there is handwritten information about the piece, including dimensions, the title "Penitente Santo Entierro," and the name of the executor, Eldora P. Lorenzini, dated June 27, 1937.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 53.3 x 71.5 cm (21 x 28 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Figure of Christ: 5'7"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6921

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Title / Penitente Santo Entierro / or / Saint in Earth / (has articulated head and jaw) / Actual Size...Christ = 5'7" / Scale 1" = 3 1/2" / Executed by Eldora P. Lorenzini / Col. Springs, Colo. / June 27, 1937

Wikidata ID

Q64558138

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