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Cross in the Wilderness
In the United States the dissemination of the writings of the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt in the mid-nineteenth century aroused a growing interest in South America, to which the indefatigable adventurer Frederic Church travelled on two occasions. At the end of 1856 and during the first months of 1857, Church set about organising his second expedition to these remote lands while painti…
Creator
- Church, Frederic Edwin
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1857
- 1857
- 1857
Creator
- Church, Frederic Edwin
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1857
- 1857
- 1857
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Rights
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Creation date
- 1857
- 1857
- 1857
Current location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Identifier
- MTB-AW-1981.12
- 1981.12
Extent
- 41.3 x 61.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- Canvas
Language
- eng
- en
Year
- 1857
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-09-05T12:16:29.907Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-22T16:27:22.614Z