COLLECTION NAME:
Santo Collection
Record
Creator display:
Aragón, José, Follower of (Colonial Spanish American santero)
Creator role:
creator
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.
Date display:
acquired 1998
Title:
San Rafael Arcángel
Title:
Saint Raphael the Archangel
Description:
A standing, winged figure wearing a tunic holds a staff with a gourd at the top in his right hand, and a fish in his left.
Note Fr. Steele:
"Compare RU 24, by same santero, 22.5 x 15.1 cm (larger and much more square)."
Location name:
New Mexico
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:
Raphael (Archangel)
Work type:
retablos (panel paintings)
Exhibition note:
Morrison, CO: The Fort, Tesoro Foundation Spanish Market, Sept 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Aurora, CO: Aurora History Museum, May-Aug 2009.
Acquisition note:
1998
Accession number:
RU0400
Measurements display:
20 x 9.8 cm
Santo Subject:
San Rafael Arcángel (Saint Raphael the Archangel)
Santo Subject Type:
Angels
Feast Day:
October 24
Patronage:
Patronage: Patron of travelers, protector against eye trouble, protector against monsters.
Note:
Raphael is the guide of travelers and pilgrims and the source of spiritual and physical health. He is also a protector against monsters. Clad in pilgrim's garb, carrying a staff and a fish. The staff often has a gourd of water at its top.
Rights text:
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED