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1938

Eldora P. Lorenzini

Associated Names
Eldora P. Lorenzini

Artist, American, 1910 - 1993

Two figures are depicted in an upright position. The central figure is an adult with a beard and short curly hair, wearing a long brown robe with a green inner garment and a red outer garment. They are holding a child dressed in a red garment. The adult is holding a staff with a cross at the top in their left hand, while supporting the child with their right arm. The background shows a landscape with trees and a cloudy sky, indicating an outdoor setting. The scene is framed by a rectangular border with a decorative fan-like shape at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 56 x 41 cm (22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 31"x 40 1/2"; 9"shell at top

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6927

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 748, no. 2695.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Lorenzini '38

Wikidata ID

Q64558142

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