COLLECTION NAME:
Santo Collection
Record
Creator display:
Aragón, José Rafael (Colonial Spanish American santero, ca. 1796-1862)
Creator note:
Probably worked with his brother, José, creating santeros in colonial Santa Fe. Some scholars believe this brother, the legendary "José Aragon," is instead a man with a similar name from the Las Cruces area.
Creator role:
creator
Date display:
1835 circa
Title:
Sagrado Corazon
Title:
Sacred Heart
Description:
Red heart with a cross emerging from its top encircled by a wreath of thorns.
Location name:
Colorado
Materials display:
paint on wood panel
Material name:
paint
Material name:
panel (wood by form)
Source name:
Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
Subject term:
Sacred Heart
Work type:
retablos (panel paintings)
Conservation note:
Soluvar 1992
Accession number:
RU0160
Measurements display:
19.4 x 18.9 cm
Santo Subject:
El Sagrado Corazón (The Sacred Heart)
Santo Subject Type:
Divine Subjects
Feast Day:
Friday after the third Sunday after Pentecost
Patronage:
Patronage: Forgiveness of sins; all petitions; protection of family and home; heath; against avarice, jealousy, and hatred
Note:
The medieval devotion to the five wounds spun off a devotion to the spear-wounded heart of Christ as the object or medium of mystical union. The better-known later devotion, promoted particularly by the Jesuits after it originated in 17th-century France, emphasized reparation. The heart is often shown by itself, often encircled by a wreath of thorns, usually with a cross above it. It is occasionally shown at the center of the chest of Christ, who may have a triangular halo.
Rights text:
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
