Photo of collection object It Was a Religious Mystery (Ce fut un religieux mystère) — Denis, Maurice. It Was a Religious Mystery (Ce fut un religieux mystère), 1892-1899. Color lithograph on wove paper, Image: 16 1/2 x 11 9/16 in. (41.9 x 29.4 cm) Sheet: 21 1/4 x 16 in. (54 x 40.6 cm). By exchange, 38.436. © artist or artist's estate.

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It Was a Religious Mystery (Ce fut un religieux mystère)

1892-1899

Maurice Denis

French, 1870-1943

European Art

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Maker/Artist: Denis, Maurice
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Color lithograph on wove paper
Medium: color, lithograph, wove, paper
Locations: Place made: France
Dimensions: Image: 16 1/2 x 11 9/16 in. (41.9 x 29.4 cm) Sheet: 21 1/4 x 16 in. (54 x 40.6 cm)
Inscribed: Bottom right in stone: "Ce fut un religieux mystère"
Departments: European Art
Accession Number: 38.436
Credit Line: By exchange
Exhibitions: Prints by the Nabis: Vuillard and His Contemporaries
Rights Statement: © artist or artist's estate
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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