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The 17th-century Spanish stone fortress Castillo de San Marcos on the St. Johns River in St. Augustine, Florida. Figures stand on the shore with a small boat while the fort looms in the background and a cloudy sky overhead.
Castillo de San Marcos
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Castillo de San Marcos

Artist Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)
Date1885
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 28 1/8 x 37 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (71.4 x 95.3 x 7 cm)
Sight: 18 x 37 in. (45.7 x 94 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.88
Collections
Visual DescriptionThe 17th-century Spanish stone fortress Castillo de San Marcos on the St. Johns River in St. Augustine, Florida. Figures stand on the shore with a small boat while the fort looms in the background and a cloudy sky overhead.
A framed vertical painting depicting a sloped grey stone wall on the right, topped with a small brown corner turret. The left side shows distant trees, a patch of grass, and a single bird flying in a cloudy sky. Part of the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida.
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