San José y el Cristo Niño

José Campeche y Jordán, San José y el Cristo Niño, ca. 1794, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.4
Copied 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
Date
ca. 1794
Location
Dimensions
37 x 28 1⁄2 in. (94.0 x 72.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
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)