COLLECTION NAME:
Santo Collection
Record
Creator display:
Esquibel, José Raul (American santero, born 1944)
Creator note:
American santero
Creator role:
creator
Date display:
acquired 2012
Title:
Cruz
Title:
Cross
Title:
Santa Cruz
Title:
Holy Cross
Inscription:
on back: JRE
Location name:
Denver
Location name:
Colorado
Materials display:
carved 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:
Holy Cross
Work type:
retablos (panel paintings)
Acquisition note:
2012, gift of Michael J. Sheeran, S.J., upon his retirement as President of Regis University.
Accession number:
RU0872
Measurements display:
24.1 x 12.1 cm
Santo Subject:
La Santa Cruz (The Holy Cross)
Santo Subject Type:
Divine Subjects
Feast Day:
Good Friday
Note:
The cross shown without the body of Christ. It is often decorated with designs made of straw. Presumably the cross would have the same patronage as the crucifix.
Rights text:
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED