Object Details
- Artist
- Master of "La Merced", active 18th century
- Luce Center Label
- In this skillfully carved santo, St. John Nepomuk appears to be engaged in his role of confessor, with his lips slightly pursed as if in the act of blessing the penitent. After he was made a saint in 1729, his popularity spread throughout Europe and the New World, where his image appeared in a variety of forms.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection
- early 18th century
- Object number
- 1996.91.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- carved and painted wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 19 x 9 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (48.3 x 23.5 x 11.5 cm.)
- See more items in
- 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. John
- Record ID
- saam_1996.91.46
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71a258317-2faa-424f-9a18-f679cafd9f01
