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Wisdom, (painting). Artist:  La Farge, John, 1835-1910, painter. Title:  Wisdom, (painting). Other Titles:  Colour Sketch for Ames Memorial Window, North Easton, Mass., (painting). Wisdom: Study for Stained Glass Window in Ames Memorial, Lowell, Mass., (painting). Dates:  ca. 1900-1901. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Watercolor on paper. Dimensions:  17 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (44.8 x 30.0 cm), with arched top. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  "Depicted as a lovely woman, Wisdom is enthroned and surrounded by an elaborate architectural structure. She thoughtfully touches her right hand to her cheek; her right elbow rests on a globe. To her left stands Youth, a handsome man dressed in Renaissance military garb, and to her right, Old Age, a bearded man clothed in classical attire." Two angels hold a wreath above the structure. Subject:  Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Object -- Furniture -- Chair Allegory -- Life -- Youth Allegory -- Life -- Old Age Figure group Architecture interior Religion -- Angel Object -- Other -- Wreath Study -- Academic Study Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036 Accession Number: 33.11.5 Remarks:  Final preparatory work for La Farge's "Wisdom," 1901, stained glass, in the east transept of Unity Church in North Easton, Mass. References:  Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 443-445. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973. Illustration:  Image on file. Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 444. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 02960073   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 02960073 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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