Santo Entierro

Artist Horacio Valdez 1929 Dixon, New Mexico - 1992 Apodaca, New Mexico

Date1978

Mediumaspen, pine, paint

Dimensions23 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 95 1/2 in. (60.3 × 52.1 × 242.6 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, National Endowment for the Arts

Object numberPC1979.109.1

DescriptionA wooden bulto depicting the body of Jesus Christ laying in a sepulchre. Christ lays on his back, and has circular holes in his hands and feet, wounds on his ribs, arms, knees, and face, and a circular crown made of thorns around his head. He has long black hair, a beard, and looks up and to the left. The sepulchre has open sides, an open, pitched top, and handles for carrying on either end. The sides of the sepulchre are painted green with a red border and a plaque on the bottom side reads "EL SANTO ENTIERRO 19 POR 78 HORACIO VALDEZ."

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