Father Serra Celebrates Mass at Monterey by Léon Trousset, Léon Trousset, 1877

Father serra celebrates mass at monterey (oil on canvas). A depiction of junípero serra celebrating mass in monterey, california on 3 june 1770. The painting depicts father serra at the altar surrounded by the members of the gaspar de portolà expedition. The altar is placed beneath the vizcaíno-serra oak. The original painting is held in the carmel mission museum. Object Type: painting. Date: 1877.