Santo Domingo, San Cristóbal, Las Casas, Mexico
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Printer
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1945
Mediumdye transfer print
DimensionsImage: 10 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (26.4 × 20.6 cm)
Support: 20 × 15 in. (50.8 × 38.1 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Support: 20 × 15 in. (50.8 × 38.1 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of August G. Schmuhl, 1984
Object number1984.554.2
DescriptionA church interior focusing on a single panel of the altar. The panel features a seated Christ in a white robe holding a crucifix in one hand and a staff in the other. At his feet are numerous votive offerings. Lit tapered, white candles in silver candle sticks flank the figure. The table in the foreground is covered with a satin tablecloth in a purple floral pattern. On the table are several votive candles and three vases with red and white Calla Lily flowers. The Altar is ornately carved and gilded in the Baroque style.On View
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