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
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)

Works by this artist (4 items)

Eugene Kormendi, Head of a Young Man, 1940, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi, 1964.4.4
Head of a Young Man
Artist
Date1940
marble
On view
Eugene Kormendi, Mother and Child, n.d., wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi, 1964.4.1
Mother and Child
Artist
Daten.d.
wood
On view
Eugene Kormendi, St. Francis of Assisi, n.d., wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi, 1964.4.2
St. Francis of Assisi
Artist
Daten.d.
wood
Not on view
Eugene Kormendi, Figure Group, n.d., wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi, 1964.4.3
Figure Group
Artist
Daten.d.
wood
Not on view