The exaggerated forms of this santo of the crucified Christ with Mary weeping at his feet convey the Virgin’s sorrow. Christ appears larger-than-life because of his disproportionately long, outstretched arms and the diminutive ladder that rests on the left side of the cross.
- Title
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Calvario
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1875-1900
- Location
- Dimensions
- overall: 19 3⁄4 x 10 3⁄4 x 9 7⁄8 in. (50.0 x 27.3 x 25.2 cm.) crucifix and base: 19 3⁄4 x 10 3⁄4 x 9 7⁄8 in. (50.0 x 27.3 x 25.2 cm.) Virgin: 8 3⁄8 x 3 3⁄4 x 4 1⁄4 in. (21.3 x 9.6 x 10.8 cm.)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Teodoro Vidal Collection
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- carved and painted wood and metal
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Religion – New Testament – Mary
- Religion – New Testament – Crucifixion
- Object Number
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1996.91.30A-B
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
