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The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows)
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Although the location that inspired the painting has been subject to scholarly debate, many believe it derives from Church’s travels through the Ecuadorean Andes nearly a quarter century earlier. The composition reads as an allegory of spiritual salvation: perched atop a dramatic cliff, a brilliantly backlit monastery overlooks a shadowed foreground where a solitary figure navigates a rugged path.
| Artist / Maker | Frederic Edwin Church |
|---|---|
| Date | 1879 |
| Culture / Origin | America |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 118.8 x 183.2 cm (46 3/4 x 72 1/8 in.) |
| Department | American Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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