San José y el Cristo Niño

José Campeche y Jordán, San José y el Cristo Niño, ca. 1794, oil on canvas, 37 x 28 ¹⁄₂ in. (94.0 x 72.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.4

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Artwork Details

Title: San José y el Cristo Niño
Artist: José Campeche y Jordán
Date: ca. 1794
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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3rd Floor
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21B
Dimensions: 37 x 28 ¹⁄₂ in. (94.0 x 72.4 cm.)
Credit Line: Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Religion — New Testament — Christ
Religion — angel
Religion — saint — St. Joseph
Object Number: 1996.91.4
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.91.4

Artwork Description

According to the Gospels, Joseph was the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster-father of Jesus. In Puerto Rico, St. Joseph is often invoked by and for the dying and he is the patron saint of several Puerto Rican communities, including the island's western region of Lares. (Yvonne Lange, "Santos: The Household Wooden Saints of Puerto Rico," PhD diss., 1975)