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St. Louis, King of France, Announcing the Seventh Crusade, (painting). Artist:  Humbrecht, Erasmus, 1845-1901, painter. Title:  St. Louis, King of France, Announcing the Seventh Crusade, (painting). Dates:  1892. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  Approx. 25 ft. x 40 ft. Inscription:  (Lower left side of mural:) E. Humbrecht 1892 signed Description:  Mural depicting St. Louis surrounded by his followers on the steps of the Cathedral of Notre Dame as he announces the seventh crusade. Subject:  History -- France Religion -- Saint -- St. Louis Architecture exterior -- Religious -- Notre Dame Cathedral Cityscape -- France -- Paris Object Type:  Painting Mural Owner:  St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116 Remarks:  "Because of the nature of the moist climate of New Orleans, and realizing the rapidity of soft plaster's reaction to humidity, Humbrecht painted his immense tableau of St. Louis on a canvas (or canvas-like material) designed to imitate the appearance of a true fresco." For additional information see "The Basilica on Jackson Square, the History of the St. Louis Cathedral and Its Predecessors, 1727-1987" by Leonard V. Huber and Samuel Wilson, Jr. References:  Kern, Mathias A., 2012. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 78840001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 78840001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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