Ivory Sculpture ( Sto. Niño)
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Naked baby Jesus, whose arms are missing. Anatomical modeling is very simple. It conserves the ivory stems destined to support the arms. His eyelids are very bulging and there are no marks on his pupils. The nose, flattened, is finished in very fleshy fins. The hair frames the face with curvy curls.
Additional Analysis: It is a colonial ivory, Hispanic-Filipino, as can be deduced from the thick eyelids. It derives from a Spanish model by Martínez Montañés, although it imitates Portuguese-Indian models.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: It is very similar to some pieces that appear in the book by FÉRRAO DE TAVARES, B., Oriental-Portuguese Imaginery, Lisbon 1983, p. 71.
Cataloging Estella Marcos, Margarita Mercedes; Simal Lopez, Mercedes
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Date
1651-1700
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Used with permission © Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte
Identifier
CE14014
Origin
Cultural Context / Style Hispano-filipino
Production Place / Mint Philippines (Asia)
Production Place / Mint Philippines (Asia)
Materials
Ivory
Technique: Carving
Technique: Carving
Physical Dimensions
Length = 11.50 cm; Weight = 65 gr
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Cinta Krahe, Associate Professor at the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid. Photos: Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
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Translated from Spanish by Google Translate
Record accessed Oct. 2021
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
Record accessed Oct. 2021
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
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“Ivory Sculpture ( Sto. Niño),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 26, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/14711.
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