Prayers in a Landscape (from Piero Della Francesca, the Legend of the Cross: Hercules Bringing the Cross to Jerusalem)

Bob Thompson, Piero Della Francesca, Prayers in a Landscape (from Piero Della Francesca, the Legend of the Cross: Hercules Bringing the Cross to Jerusalem), 1966, crayon on paper mounted on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.103
Bob Thompson, Piero Della Francesca, Prayers in a Landscape (from Piero Della Francesca, the Legend of the Cross: Hercules Bringing the Cross to Jerusalem), 1966, crayon on paper mounted on canvas, 56 x 71 3⁄4 in. (142.2 x 182.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.103

Artwork Details

Title
Prayers in a Landscape (from Piero Della Francesca, the Legend of the Cross: Hercules Bringing the Cross to Jerusalem)
Artists
Date
1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
56 x 71 3⁄4 in. (142.2 x 182.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
crayon on paper mounted on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Recreation — church — prayer
Object Number
1980.137.103
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.137.103

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Bob Thompson, The Spinning, Spinning, Turning, Directing, 1963, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.104
The Spinning, Spinning, Turning, Directing
Artist
Date1963
oil on canvas
On view
Bob Thompson, Descent from the Cross, 1963, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1977.16
Descent from the Cross
Artist
Date1963
oil on canvas
Not on view
Bob Thompson, Two Figures, ca. 1957, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Zabriskie Gallery, 1976.44
Two Figures
Artist
Dateca. 1957
oil on wood
Not on view
Bob Thompson, Enchanted Rider, 1961, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1975.21
Enchanted Rider
Artist
Date1961
oil on canvas
Not on view

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