Church of Santa Prisca and San Sebastian in Taxco Mexico

This black and white piece was painted by F Palestino. I first thought it might be watercolor, but then I found another similar piece that went to auction and it was described as ink wash. When I acquired it, it had a larger piece of card stock behind the painting that served as a border, but it was cracking and falling apart because of its age. I cut off the damaged card stock, but since this painting was attached to it, it still has card stock on the back. So it’s actually two layers. The painting and the cardstock. The painting is its original size.

I did some research and found that this painting is most likely the church of Santa Prisca and San Sebastian, but I couldn’t find anything on the artist F Palestino. This is a beautiful painting, that deserves a good home.

In the last picture, it looks like there might be a wrinkle in the painting stretching from the lantern to the church, steeple, but it’s not. This is part of the painting.

Dimensions:

12.5”x 9”

Artist Name:

F. Palestino

Medium:

Ink & Wash on Paper

Condition:

This piece is in great condition, with wear commensurate with age. there are slight tears and wrinkles around the edges. Please see photos to help with the description.

About the church From Wikipedia:

“The Parroquia de Santa Prisca y San Sebastían, commonly known as the Church of Santa Prisca, is a colonial monument located in the city of Taxco de Alarcón, in the southern state of Guerrero, Mexico, built between 1751 and 1759. It is located on the east side of the main plaza of Taxco.”

If you’d like more, here’s a link!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Santa_Prisca_de_Taxco