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Bulto, San Antonio De Padua
Bulto, San Antonio De Padua
Bulto, San Antonio De Padua

Bulto, San Antonio De Padua

Datec. 1840
MediumWood, gesso, paint
Dimensions21 1/8 × 8 × 5 7/8 in. (53.7 × 20.3 × 14.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1979 General Obligation Bonds
Terms
    Object numberPC1981.174.1
    DescriptionBulto, santo of San Antonio de Padua by Jose Manuel Benavides (formerly known as the Santo Nino Santero). Gesso'd and painted wood. Large image of the Franciscan monk with palm branch in one hand and the Christ child in a red tunic in the other hand. All elements are original except for a minor restoration to the monk's frock.

    He was called the Santo Nino Santero because he did many images of the Holy Child. One of the finest folk artists in New Mexico, he has recently been identified as Jose Manuel Benavides, a sculptor who worked closely with another outstanding santero called Jose Rafael Aragon. Both lived in Santa Cruz de la Canada near Santa Fe. Certain characteristics are his hallmarks: long slender noses, thin lips, slightly protruding almond-shaped eyes, and carefully carved hands and fingers.
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    Not on view
    San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence)
    Santo Nino Santero
    1830-1860
    Christ in Temple
    unidentified
    year unknown
    St. Francis
    unidentified
    ca. 1720
    Santo Nino de Atocha
    Jose Rafael Aragon
    1820-1862
    San Antonio
    Jose Rafael Aragon
    year unknown
    Our Lady of Guadalupe Retablo
    Jose Rafael Aragon
    ca. 1835
    Two photographs on a tabletop
    Robert H. Martin
    ca. 1975
    Jose Marti y la Juventud
    Comision de Orientacion Revolucionaria Del CC-PCC
    ca. 1970s
    Ambrosio Armijo's Saddle
    unidentified
    ca. 1865