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Will Shuster, The Eve of Saint Francis, October 1922, oil on canvas, 30 1/8 × 40 in. Collection…
The Eve of Saint Francis
Will Shuster, The Eve of Saint Francis, October 1922, oil on canvas, 30 1/8 × 40 in. Collection…
Will Shuster, The Eve of Saint Francis, October 1922, oil on canvas, 30 1/8 × 40 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. O'Meara, 1983 (1983.51).

The Eve of Saint Francis

Artist (American, 1893 - 1969)
DateOctober 1922
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 30 1/8 × 40 in. (76.5 × 101.6 cm)
Frame: 38 3/8 × 48 1/8 × 2 in. (97.5 × 122.2 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. O'Meara, 1983
Object number1983.51
DescriptionFive women wearing black hooded cloaks walking in a procession in various postures following a man carrying a banner. Brick wall in background.
On View
Not on view
Terms
  • processions
  • religion
  • robes
  • night
  • Catholicism
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