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Ark of the Covenant

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Ark of the Covenant

Erastus Salisbury Field

Date
c. 1865/1880
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 50.8 x 61.3 cm (20 x 24 1/8 in.) framed: 63.8 x 74 x 5.7 cm (25 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1956.13.3
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Old Testament
  • religious
  • American Naive Paintings
  • Naive
  • Ark of the Covenant
Provenance

Recorded as from Massachusetts. Purchased in 1952 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1956.

NGA object ID 43631. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.