New Mexico
Circa 1830–1860
Wood with polychrome decoration
Height: 11 1/2 in / 29.2 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, AZ
A New Mexican devotional bulto depicting San Antonio de Padua, made by the artist known as the Santo Niño Santero, an unidentified santero active in New Mexico during the mid-19th century. The name is a scholarly and market designation used for a distinct body of carved and painted santos from this period.
Bultos were carved devotional figures used in churches, home altars, and religious settings throughout New Mexico. This example belongs to the Spanish Colonial devotional tradition of the Southwest, where local santeros created sacred images for communities far from major ecclesiastical art centers. The compact scale, painted surface, and subject reflect the regional santos tradition that flourished in New Mexico during the 19th century.
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New Mexico
Circa 1830–1860
Wood with polychrome decoration
Height: 11 1/2 in / 29.2 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, AZ
A New Mexican devotional bulto depicting San Antonio de Padua, made by the artist known as the Santo Niño Santero, an unidentified santero active in New Mexico during the mid-19th century. The name is a scholarly and market designation used for a distinct body of carved and painted santos from this period.
Bultos were carved devotional figures used in churches, home altars, and religious settings throughout New Mexico. This example belongs to the Spanish Colonial devotional tradition of the Southwest, where local santeros created sacred images for communities far from major ecclesiastical art centers. The compact scale, painted surface, and subject reflect the regional santos tradition that flourished in New Mexico during the 19th century.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
