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Christ Bulto
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the Bible, Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to his followers showing the marks from his crucifixion. Many santeros (carvers of wooden saints) carved images that show this moment to emphasize Christs suffering for all of mankind. In this piece the artist painted Jesus's wounds in great detail and even included tears of blood to create a powerful, haunting image.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionCredit lineChrist Bulto. 19th century. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson. CC0.
