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A GIFT TO CINCINNATI IN 1824: THE CARDINAL FESCH PAINTINGS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI

FISER, AMY
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1025619384

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2002, MA, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning : Art History.
In 1824 Cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839) presented twelve large paintings to the newly established Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio. This gift has not been thoroughly researched or documented and because of this its importance to the community has been overlooked. Although exact records of the pieces do not seem to exist, scant information has been researched to form a likely hypothesis of the paintings' origins and arrival to the Queen City. Additionally, it is feasible to conclude that the paintings may have had an effect upon patronage in Cincinnati in the early nineteenth century. This thesis examines the Fesch gift from various points of view. It is important to place the pieces within the historical time period of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as well as to uncover what is known about the benefactor of the gift, Cardinal Fesch. Whether adequate information can be gathered to correctly identify the works and their artists will be determined. Due to much that remains unknown, it is possible that the exact history of the pictures will remain a mystery. However, their importance to both the Archdiocese and the city can be assessed. Hereafter, documentation of these works will be a critical addition to local history.
Kristi Nelson (Advisor)
1 p.
Art History

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  • FISER, A. (2002). A GIFT TO CINCINNATI IN 1824: THE CARDINAL FESCH PAINTINGS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1025619384

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • FISER, AMY. A GIFT TO CINCINNATI IN 1824: THE CARDINAL FESCH PAINTINGS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI. 2002. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1025619384.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • FISER, AMY. "A GIFT TO CINCINNATI IN 1824: THE CARDINAL FESCH PAINTINGS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1025619384

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