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Crucified Christ
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
José Aragón was one of the most important santeros (saint makers) in northern New Mexico during the first half of the nineteenth century. For this sculpture, Aragón carved a sinewy Christ, whose muscles have been stretched to their limits, and then covered the body with gesso-coated muslin. The result is a composition animated by the sense of skin stretched over living bone and muscle racked with pain. The raised head is unusual, but its oval shape, delicate features, and almost-smiling mouth are Aragón trademarks. Red, green, and white on the loincloth combine with black detailing to impart a sense of majesty and authority to this tortured figure.
from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)
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