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Creator display:
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Aragón, José, Follower of (Colonial Spanish American santero)
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Creator role:
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creator
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Creator note:
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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.
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Date display:
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acquired 1998
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Title:
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San Rafael Arcángel
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Title:
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Saint Raphael the Archangel
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Description:
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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.
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Note Fr. Steele:
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"Compare RU 24, by same santero, 22.5 x 15.1 cm (larger and much more square)."
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Location name:
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New Mexico
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Materials display:
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paint on wood panel
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Material name:
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paint
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Material name:
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panel (wood by form)
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Source name:
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Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
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Subject term:
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Raphael (Archangel)
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Work type:
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retablos (panel paintings)
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Exhibition note:
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Morrison, CO: The Fort, Tesoro Foundation Spanish Market, Sept 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Aurora, CO: Aurora History Museum, May-Aug 2009.
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Acquisition note:
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1998
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Accession number:
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RU0400
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Measurements display:
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20 x 9.8 cm
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Santo Subject:
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San Rafael Arcángel (Saint Raphael the Archangel)
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Santo Subject Type:
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Angels
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Feast Day:
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October 24
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Patronage:
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Patronage: Patron of travelers, protector against eye trouble, protector against monsters.
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Note:
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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.
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Rights text:
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IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
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