Artist unknown, Indian
Description
Religious Mendicants, ca. early 20th C.
Tempera
13 3/4 x 10" SHEET
Indian folk painting of two religious mendicants dressed in multiple layers of clothing and wide brimmend hats. Mendicant orders are, primarily, certain Christian religious orders that have adopted a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially to the poor. At their foundation these orders rejected the previously established monastic model.
Date
ca. early 20th C.
Creator
Artist unknown, Indian
Source
Gift of John E. Carr
Identifier
1963.23
Collection
Citation
Artist unknown, Indian, “Artist unknown, Indian,” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed November 25, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/14843.