Mission architecture as exemplified in San Xavier del Bac; including a complete list of the missions in the South-west; also a bibliography of the manuscripts and works pertaining to the subject (1919)
Duell, Prentice · Tucson, Ariz. Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society · leaf 121
ior of their churches; true to Eastern fashion,the inside was to them the sole object of interest. Hence,what little Byzantine influence we may expect to findin San Xavier will evidently be more strongly character-ized in the interior decorations. And so we find glitter ofgold and riot of color;… … San Xavier del Bac. Detail of Main Altar. SAN XAVIER DEL BAC. 105 The frescoes possess real merit. They were done, tra-dition says, by an artistic monk of the college of Queretero,who was a pupil of Francisco Eduardo de Tresfuerras,the Michael Angelo of Mexico. The subjects are treatedin a…
San Xavier del Bac Mission · Architecture · Missions
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