Saint Juan Nepomuceno
Unknown Guatemalan, Guatemalan
19th century
Oil on copper
Overall: 4 11/16 × 3 3/8 in. (11.9 × 8.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. Cutter, Class of 1903
P.938.17
Geography
Place Made: Guatemala, Central America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Americas
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in paint, in ribbon, at bottom: Santo Nepomuc. M. pro Sigillo Sacramentalis [letters unclear, perhaps a variation of: Proto Martyris Sigilli Sacramentalis (Protomartyr Seal Sacremental, protomartyr of the seal of confession)
Course History
Art History 28.01, The Global Renaissance, Elizabeth Kassler-Taub, Spring 2024
Provenance
Victor Macomber Cutter (1881-1952) and Florence Edith deJongh Cutter (1885-1957); given to present collection, 1936.
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