Painting Religion in Public: John Singer Sargent's Triumph of Religion at the Boston Public Library
- ISBN-10
- 0691089507
- ISBN-13
- 9780691089508
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 376
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Author
- Sally M. Promey
Description
Profiles society portrait artist John Singer Sargent and his Triumph of Religion painting for the Boston Public Library, identifying religious opposition that influenced its development in contrast with the artist's vision, and discussing the factors that ultimately prevented the painting's completion. Reprint.
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- 1999
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