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San Juan Bautista Father Fermín Lasuén founded Mission San Juan Bautista in June 1797. The founders did not know that the Mission was built on the San Andreas fault. Although it suffered no real damage for 150 years, the 1906 earthquake destroyed it. The now-restored church, the largest of the Mission churches, has only half its original buildings. In the mid-1800s other parts of the mission were converted into hotels and other businesses. This painting is called a triptych, which means it has three parts, or panels. The triptych tradition can be traced to medieval times, when a central painting would be accompanied by two corresponding side panels. Tupa's triptych is a modern version of this practice. See the watercolor and photograph of San Juan Bautista or click on the painting at left to see a full-screen image. |
First posted April, 2001.
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