A survey of John Singer Sargent’s Iberian paintings is on view at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.
The art of the missions of northern New Spain
July 2009 | After an hour and half of riding and from the top of a small hill we descried ahead of us the splendid buildings of the mission of San Luis Rey, their dazzling whiteness revealed in the first light of day. At that distance and in the uncertain light of dawn, the edifice, of a splendid design and …