Priest in St. Peter's
November 1, 1883
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1914-38-339
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Priest in St. Peter's** Francis Augustus LathropAmerican, 18491909), November 1, 1883* *Smithsonian American Art Museum* Augustus Lathrop, prominent American artist of the late 19th century, created *Priest in St. Peter's* on November 1, 1883. Born into a cultured family in New York, Lathrop trained in Europe, absorbing influences from the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the Aesthetic Movement through mentors like Edward Burne-Jones. His works often blended meticulous detail with spiritual themes, reflecting the era's fascination with ecclesiastical grandeur amid America's Gilded Age cu...