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Cruz de Animas
Cruz de Animas
Cruz de Animas
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Cruz de Animas

NamePainting; Retablo; Lamina
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date1913
Place madeMexico, North America
MediumMetal (tin), paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 15/16 x 7 3/16 in. (25.3 x 18.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacqueline Dunnington
Object numberA.2010.29.2
DescriptionLarge black crucifix painted over medium blue background. In addition to Christ figure, cross filled with many symbols of the passion (Sun, moon, ladder, etc.). Below and to the sides of the cross are several figures, possibly including Mary and John, Our Lady of Sorrows, Adam and Eve, a skeleton and a man and woman in flames (purgatory).
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Artist Not Recorded
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