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Interior of the dome of Iglesia de Sta. Teresa, painted by Juan Cordero, D. F. Mexico – Antique Print

Interior of the dome of Iglesia de Sta. Teresa, painted by Juan Cordero, D. F. Mexico, [between 1930 and 1941] — historic photograph
Interior of the dome of Iglesia de Sta. Teresa, painted by Juan Cordero, D. F. Mexico, [between 1930 and 1941]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Interior of the dome of Iglesia de Sta. Teresa, painted by Juan Cordero, D. F. Mexico, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Interior of the dome of Iglesia de Sta. Teresa, painted by Juan Cordero, D. F. Mexico

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Looking straight up into the cupola of the Iglesia de Santa Teresa, this view shows a ceiling painting by Juan Cordero, a Mexican painter of the nineteenth century known for religious works and church decoration. The photograph was made by the Kahlo studio in Mexico City, a firm that documented the city's architecture and art in the early twentieth century. Dated between 1930 and 1941, it records the church's painted interior during a period when such decoration remained central to Mexican sacred architecture. The steep angle emphasizes that the painted dome was designed to be seen from far below.

Created / published[between 1930 and 1941]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930-1950.
NotesPhotograph by Kahlo, Mexico City. No. 6700. Archive of Hispanic Culture Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsPaintings--1840-1890. Domes--Mexico--Distrito Federal--1930-1950. Churches--Mexico--Distrito Federal--1930-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,125 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162548

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