Mission San Juan Capistrano holds a large group of paintings in the permanent collection. Ranging in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries, the paintings help to tell the story of the history and culture here. Due to poor storage practices earlier in the Mission’s history, many of the paintings were in need of conservation. As funds became available through private donations for specific works of art, the following paintings have been cleaned and conserved, one by one.

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Susanna and the Elders
Artist Unknown, c. late 18th century
Conserved with funds donated by Tony Montemurro and J.P. Haines and Susan Breslin

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Jesus Looking Over His Shoulder
Artist Unknown, 19th century
Conserved through the generosity of the Women’s Guild

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Our Lady of Sorrows
Artist Unknown, c. 19th century
Conserved with funding provided by the California Missions Foundation and with private donations made in the memory of long time Mission volunteer, Bev Smith.

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Jesus Wearing the Crown of Thorns
Artist Unknown, c. 18th century
Conserved through the generosity of the Honorable Warren and Jan Siegel

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Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
Artist Unknown, c. 19th century
Conserved through the generosity of J.P. Haines and Tony Montemurro in loving memory of Tony’s mother, Mrs. Marie Montemurro (1928-2015)

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Station of the Cross XII, 1800

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The Immaculate Conception, c. 1800
Conservation funded by the generosity of Danielle Diestel

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The Penitent Sinful Woman, c. late 1800s
Conservation funded by the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Beckman

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The Immaculate Conception, c. late 1700s

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There are many more paintings in the Mission’s museum collection that are in need of conservation.
To get involved or to join our Art Guild, please contact Executive Director Mechelle Lawrence Adams at (949) 234-1311 or email mlawrence-adams@missionsjc.com.