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Composition sketch for "Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable altarpiece, for Naval Medical Centre Bethesda, Maryland
Composition sketch for "Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable altarpiece, for Naval Medical Centre Bethesda, Maryland

Composition sketch for "Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable altarpiece, for Naval Medical Centre Bethesda, Maryland

"Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable Altarpiece
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Naval Medical Centre, Bethesda, Maryland

Object Details

Title:
Composition sketch for "Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable altarpiece, for Naval Medical Centre Bethesda, Maryland
Date:
c. 1944
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
6 x 9 1/2 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[Top of panel in graphite] Rise. Take Up Thy Bed And Walk; [Bottom of panel in graphite]: Christ At The / Pool Of Bethesda; [verso in graphite]: Christ raising sick / study for Bethesda / Maryland Hospital / AltarpieceThe passage inscribed at the top of the panel is taken from John 5:8.

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