San Ramon Nonato
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Object Details
- Artist
- Felipe de la Espada, born San Germán, Puerto Rico ca. 1754-died San Germán, Puerto Rico 1818
- Luce Center Label
- San Ramon Nonato is the patron saint of slaves. He is also widely invoked by women in labor, as protector of newborns and patron of midwives. He acquired the name “non natus” (unborn) because he was delivered from his mother’s womb by cesarean section. He is the patron saint of Catalonia in Spain, and the many images of him in Puerto Rico attest to the migration of Catalonians to the island in the nineteenth century.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection
- late 18th-early 19th century
- Object number
- 1996.91.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- carved and painted wood
- Dimensions
- 12 x 4 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (30.5 x 11.8 x 12.4 cm.)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, South Wing
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Religion\saint\St. Raymond
- Record ID
- saam_1996.91.39
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d8652b8a-0ca1-4542-85b2-4e837a3f3107
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