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Portrait #211
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| Subject/Title: | Unknown religious figures |
| Artist: | Unknown |
| Date Created: | unknown |
| Owner/Location: | Private
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| Frame Dimensions: | 79 x 38 |
| Image Dimensions: | 67 x 26 |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas |
| Date Documented: | 1/31/2004 |
| Condition: | Good |
| Description: | Horizontal tableau of seven men in various forms of clerical clothing. The two central figures are contrasted by their clothing. The bishop-like man center left is dressed in finery, including a crown-like cap, and the central figure on the right is dressed in simple Franciscan robes and holds a flag. |
| History: | Story accompanying work is that it was found rolled on the body of a dead sailor, who had presumably stolen it for money. Joseph Acklen, the owner's great-grandfather bought it in New Orleans. |
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