COLLECTION NAME:
Santo Collection
Record
Creator display:
Aragon, Luis (American santero, 1899-1977)
Creator note:
American santero
Creator role:
creator
Date display:
1972
Title:
San Jorge
Title:
Saint George
Materials display:
wood (plant material)
Material name:
wood (plant material)
Source name:
Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
Subject term:
George, Saint, -303
Work type:
bultos
Work type:
sculpture (visual works)
Accession number:
RU0022
Measurements display:
19 x 18 x 11 cm
Santo Subject:
San Jorge (Saint George)
Santo Subject Type:
Male Saints
Feast Day:
April 23
Patronage:
Patronage: for success in battle.
Note:
There may have been a Palestinian martyr named George, but the legends tell of a dragon-killing maiden-saving warrior, model of knighthood.
Rights text:
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED