Saint Joseph with Child Jesus
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Visual materialSubject(s): 1970 | Images of the angels and the saints | Mambajao, Camiguin | san jose | santo nino | st. joseph | child jesusOnline resources: View in Retrato website | View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) General Note(s): Image of St. Joseph carrying the Infant Jesus, done in the ornate style. Head and hands are made of ivory; wooden framework underneath richly embroidered velvet cloth originally in green and yellow; stands nearly two feet high including the gesso base. Provenance: Camiguin. An ornate statue is distinguised from a classical piece in that it seldom has carved hair and that while both styles make use of glass eyes, the ornate adds the use of human hair for eyelashes. Base decoration (lotus design?) is probably an Oriental influenceCollection: Edilberto Elio Collection, Mambajao, Camiguin, Misamis OrientalImage type: Original
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Religious Images | RE00694 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | RE00694 |
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Image of St. Joseph carrying the Infant Jesus, done in the ornate style. Head and hands are made of ivory; wooden framework underneath richly embroidered velvet cloth originally in green and yellow; stands nearly two feet high including the gesso base. Provenance: Camiguin.
An ornate statue is distinguised from a classical piece in that it seldom has carved hair and that while both styles make use of glass eyes, the ornate adds the use of human hair for eyelashes. Base decoration (lotus design?) is probably an Oriental influence.
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