Artist:

Felipe de la Espada, born San Germán, Puerto Rico ca. 1754-died San Germán, Puerto Rico 1818  Search this

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.)

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

late 18th-early 19th century

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.

Topic:

Religion\saint\St. Raymond  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection

Object number:

1996.91.39

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, South Wing

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d8652b8a-0ca1-4542-85b2-4e837a3f3107

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1996.91.39