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Object number2019.103.1

Artist Unknown

Datebefore 1956

OriginItaly

MediumPaper; Ink; Wood; Glass; Metal; Adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of Joseph Mastroianni

DescriptionFramed print of the infant Jesus. Rectangular polychrome print on paper depicts haloed child Jesus wearing a red and white robe over proper left shoulder and arm; other shoulder and arm are bare; proper right hand is held up in blessing and he holds a blue and gold spherical object in his proper left hand that has a cross on top. Background is a lush landscape with trees, flowers, and a blue and cloudy sky. Rectangular brown wooden frame with glass glazing and backed with strips of masking tape.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Frame size): 15.563 × 29 × 0.75 in. (39.5 × 73.7 × 1.9 cm)
Height x Width (Sight size): 12.625 × 26.25 in. (32.1 × 66.7 cm)
Historical NotesThis framed picture of Jesus was brought to America by the Mastroianni family of Nocera Terinese, Italy. They traveled on the Flotta Lauro – Roma in 1956, first landing in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania where they stayed with Maria Cario Mastroianni’s uncle, Antonio Cario, and his family. The glass in the frame was broken during the voyage and Lorenzo Mastroianni, Maria's husband, repaired the damage. The Mastroianni's moved onto Cleveland and hung the picture in their home. We took this piece because we do not have many examples of religious devotionals brought from the Old World by migrants. This framed picture also allows us to tell the story of the Cario farm in Bentleyville, which was a launching pad for many members of the extended Cario family that settled in the United States.

Previous owner Lorenzo Mastroianni

Previous owner Joseph Mastroianni

Previous owner Maria Cario Mastroianni

Related person Francesco Mastroianni

Related person Jesus Christ

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