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Art historian Cécile Fromont uncovers Kongo’s Christian visual culture

This watercolor by Capuchin friar Bernardino D’Asti depicts a Christian wedding ceremony in the kingdom of Kongo, circa 1750. Bernardino created an illustrated manuscript providing practical advice to future missionaries in the west-central African kingdom. (© Biblioteca Civica Centrale, Turin)

Art historian Cécile Fromont uncovers Kongo’s Christian visual culture

March 7, 2019

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