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Seated Masonic lodge master and wife, by Unknown, 1852

Seated Masonic lodge master and wife

Unknown

1852

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Seated Masonic lodge master and wife is a 1852 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1852 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This is a black-and-white photo-style portrait of a man and woman sitting side by side. The man wears a dark suit with a patterned scarf and holds a small object with a star shape. The woman is dressed in a high-necked dress with lace details and a bow at her wrist. Both look straight ahead with serious expressions. The man’s scarf has a repeating star pattern, which might hint at his role in a group. This kind of photo was made using early photography methods, not paint. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more like this.

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