The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1879

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The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows), 1879. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Unframed: 118.8 x 183.2 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows)
Artist: Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)
Date: 1879
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 118.8 x 183.2 cm (46 3/4 x 72 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1826–1900

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