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Pierre Subleyras, The Mass of Saint Basil 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 1, is Saint Basil’s Day, With Footnotes – 161

Jan 1, 2019

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Pierre Subleyras, (1699–1749) The Mass of Saint Basil, c. 1746 Oil on canvas Height: 137 cm (53.9 ″); Width: 79 cm (31.1 ″) Metropolitan Museum of Art Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (329 or 330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day…