Christ Healing the Sick, Painting by Washington Allston, 620-B

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Collection Type

Photography

GUSN

GUSN-391778

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Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
Negatives
Artwork
Paintings, Drawings, and Silhouettes
Christ Healing the Sick, Painting by Washington Allston, 620-B
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Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
- Negatives
  - Artwork
    - Paintings, Drawings, and Silhouettes

Description

The image shows a painting by Washington Allston titled "Christ Healing the Sick." It depicts a group of people, with Christ positioned in the center, appearing to heal a figure kneeling before him. The scene includes several other figures observing the event. The painting exhibits signs of aging, visible as cracking across the surface. Photographed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
paintings (visual works)
Christianity
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

1476

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024535
B-Series negative 620-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09

Reference Code

PC022.001.001.002.620-B

Date Notes

Painted in 1813

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Conservation Note

Damaged

Description Level

Item

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