Christ as the Infant of Prague
Artist
New Mexican
Datesecond half of the 19th century
MediumWood, gesso, paint
Dimensions18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Miss Harriet E. Clarke
Object number1945.5
DescriptionFigure of a saint in the attitude of blessingLabel TextThe design of the Infant of Prague is based on a famous wooden statue of the Christ Child in the Church of Our Lady of Victory in the Czech Republic city of Prague. According to tradition, a Spanish duchess brought the statue with her to Eastern Europe in the 16th Century when she married into a noble family. The statue was later associated with various miraculous events, after its donation to the church. The depiction was enormously popular in New Mexico.
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