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The Legend of San Augustine

Circle Of: Pedro Nolasco y Lara, Peruvian
Medium: Oil on canvas
Place Made: Cuzco, Peru
Dates: 18th century
Period: Colonial Period
Dimensions: 65 1/2 x 43 3/4in. (166.4 x 111.1cm)
Inscriptions: Lower Left: "Paseandose Agustino un/ dia por la orilla del Mar ocupa-/ da la imaginacion de querer apunar/ algunos puntos del inefable Misterio / de la Trinidad enc(??)aun Niño muy / afanado, al parecer en meter el agua del/ Mar en una posa q habia abierto en la are/na. preguntole el Sto. q pretendía con/ aquello? meter toda el agua enesta poza/ respondio el Niño. replico Agustín, ¿ / no ves q. eso no puede ser? mas facil/ es esto, Icspôº. el Nino q. comprehende/ el misterio incomprehensible" Right under figures: " Agustino" " Alipio"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 41.1275.192
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund
Image: Overall, 41.1275.192_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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