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Categories for the Description of Works of Art


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Fresco painting

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type: fresco
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Classification Terms:
           paintings
           murals
           European art
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Titles or Names Text: Adoration of the Name of God
    Preference: preferred
    Language: English
Text: La Adoración del Nombre de Dios
    Preference: alternate
    Language: Spanish
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Creation Creator Description: Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828) Free text
  Identity: Goya, Francisco de
Role: painter
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  Creation Date: completed June 1772 
Earliest: 01-01-1772  Latest: 06-30-1772
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Measurements Dimensions Description: unavailable Free text
Materials and Techniques Description: fresco Free text
  Technique Name: fresco Authority
Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
        religion/mythology
        Adoration of the name of God (Christian iconography)
        angels
        clouds
        light
        God
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Context Architectural Context-Part/Placement: vault of the Coreto (Cathedral of El Pilar, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain) Authority
Descriptive Note Text: Goya completed this fresco for the Cathedral of El Pilar in four months. The subject is a variation on the more common theme "Adoration of the Name of Jesus." Free text
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Cathedral of El Pilar (Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain) Authority
Revised 28 August 2006